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The correct spelling is humble.
How to pronounce humble
/ˈhʌmbəl/
nounIPA: /ˈhʌmbəl/
Say it like: Hum-ble
The correct spelling is humble. (Baltimore) An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject. For example: "He lives in a humble one-bedroom cottage."
Usage Examples
“He lives in a humble one-bedroom cottage.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(Baltimore) An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject.
- 2.A stag that has failed to grow antlers; a cow that has not developed horns.
- 3.Especially in hummel corn: grain that lacks awns (beards or bristles), or has had its awns removed (barley, oats, etc.).
verb
- 1.To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of
- 2.To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
- 3.Of an animal: to remove the horns; to poll.
- 4.To separate (barley, oats, etc.) from the awns.
adjective
- 1.Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
- 2.Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
- 3.Near the ground.
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