humbling
Meaning of humbling
- To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of
- To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
noun
An event which causes humbleness; a set-down.
adjective
Of higher rank, status, quality, strength, etc.; inducing a feeling of inferiority.
verb- Of an animal: to remove the horns; to poll.
- To separate (barley, oats, etc.) from the awns.
Information about humbling
- The plural form of humbling is: humblings.
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Hyphenation of humbling
hum-bling
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- humbling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
humbling synonyms
Meaning demeaning:
demeaning, humiliating, mortifying
Meaning :
abase, degrade, depress, disgrace, humiliate, lower, mortify, poll
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