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humbling

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH AH1 M B AH0 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: HH AH1 M B L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of higher rank, status, quality, strength, etc.; inducing a feeling of inferiority.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An event which causes humiliation; a setdown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of humble

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

causing awareness of your shortcomings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • golf is a humbling game

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: demeaning, humiliating, mortifying

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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