- present participle of embarrass.
embarrassing
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I was somewhat uncomfortable with this practice, and Heritage found it embarrassing enough that my boss there once told me I was forbidden to mention “ghostwriting” on my résumé.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
To add salt, it was a magnificent strike after a counter-attack that exposed Celtic in the most embarrassing way.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Rams are coming off an embarrassing 27-7 defeat by the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Most people don’t want to be embarrassing and don’t want to turn in work that’s embarrassing,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
I’ll probably tell Mom at some point, but I feel like she’ll do that thing where she gets overexcited and it’s just embarrassing for everyone.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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