- present participle of humiliate.
humiliating
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"Humiliating and embarrassing," was how the 46-year-old summed up his emotions after United's heaviest-ever home defeat.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2022
Humiliating defeats sustained by the Army of the Potomac at the Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville made that obvious enough.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2016
A Humiliating Return Back in Paterson, at first, Cruz stayed at home, almost unwilling to go outside.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2012
Humiliating, corrosive, bewildering – that kind of stuff can throw you off for months.
From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2010
Humiliating indeed would it have been had the recipients, in a spirit of charity, spoken only of artistic merit and neat bookwork.
From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by Lloyd, John Uri
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