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Rarehumbling
The correct spelling is humbling.
How to pronounce humbling
verb
Say it like: Hum-bli-ng
The correct spelling is humbling. To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of
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Meanings
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.
noun
- 1.An event which causes humbleness; a set-down.
adjective
- 1.Of higher rank, status, quality, strength, etc.; inducing a feeling of inferiority.
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