humbling
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- adjective
- /ˈhʌmblɪŋ/
:
que hace sentir humilde
- Working with a team of dedicated volunteers can be a humbling experience, reminding you of your own limitations.
- humbling experience
- very humbling
It's just, it's amazing, really humbling to work with Bill.
- It's just, it's amazing, really humbling to work with Bill.
- And it is something that is so humbling in so many ways.
- There's nothing more humbling than a quiet room.
- It's it is a humbling, humbling thing and it's, it's amazing.
- But it's like it's, it's humbling in the most beautiful way.
- Truth is humbling, and being humbled can hurt.
- It's very, it's very humbling, very humbling with no smile.
- Wow, that's, that's humbling, very humbling.
- It's hard, it's embarrassing, it's humbling, and we did this thing over COVID.
- The way I see it, this is a humbling experience for Ethan.
- And it's both humbling for humanity.
- I think it's grounded in the humbling process of getting your ass kicked a lot.
- But yeah, it was it was really humbling.
- It's simultaneously humbling but also confronting.
Examples
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And seeing how that resonated was very humbling and very moving.
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It's truly humbling to see how beautiful Earth is from here, Madam President.
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It's just, it's amazing, really humbling to work with Bill.
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And it is something that is so humbling in so many ways.
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But it's like it's, it's humbling in the most beautiful way.
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That was so kind and humbling and sweet.
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It's quite a humbling experience.
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To take on a student of such a man, that would be a humbling experience.
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Going without pay for pretty much the entire year has been humbling, to say the least.
Blog text (2) -
The generosity I experienced in the conduct of the research was humbling.
Academic text (2010)
Antonyms
How Humbling
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Humbling is related to the everyday word humble and comes from the old Latin word humilis meaning 'low' or 'on the ground'. When something puts you 'on the ground' you feel small and notice your limits, so a humbling moment makes you realise your weaknesses or small place in the world.