English language
Toggle Transcript
humbling::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | demeaning, humiliating, mortifying |
golf is a humbling game.
Examples of humbling
humbling
Jobs is a harsh yet humbling reminder that we can never overpower our mortality.
From the freep.com
It was particularly humbling to be chosen from such a strong shortlist, he said.
From the guardian.co.uk
Personally, I hope they reveal something humbling, but maybe it'll be good news.
From the techcrunch.com
It is thrilling to stand at the center of such a monumental space, and humbling.
From the theatlantic.com
It is a bit humbling to think that he would seek me out for help and counseling.
From the dailyherald.com
Like almost everything else in a humbling April, this 4-2 victory wasn't pretty.
From the denverpost.com
Today was one of the most humbling days of my life both physically and mentally.
From the lens.blogs.nytimes.com
The grasp that ordinary Chinese people have on western politics can be humbling.
From the guardian.co.uk
The humbling of Murdoch Senior and Junior this week marked the end of that fear.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"
- Low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
- Humiliate: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
- Marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
- Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
- Base: of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"
- (humbled) broken: subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
- (humbleness) the state of being humble and unimportant
- (humbling) demeaning: causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"
