humbling

Speech parts

1. humbling - Noun

2. humbling - Adjective

3. humbling - Verb

5. humbling - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of Humble

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

demeaning humiliating mortifying penitence lower critical degradation lowering crushing shame conquering degrade humiliation derogatory embarrassment
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Antonyms

grand executive cleaning dignified illustrious flattering
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Phrases with the word

humbling experience

Examples

A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others. Robert E. Lee

It is both humiliating and humbling to discover that a single generation after the events that constructed me as a public personality, I am remembered as a hairdo. Angela Davis

There's nothing more humbling than seeing your best quotes in a list, and thinking they could have been written by a coma patient with a keyboard and spasms. Scott Adams

Humbling was a nice word, Rahel thought. Humbling along without a care in the world. Arundhati Roy

Assuredly, Loving Souls, you should go to God with all humility and respect, humbling yourselves in His presence, especially when you remember your past ingratitude and sins. Alphonsus Liguori

But it's been a great, humbling - and I've been very honored to have the opportunity to serve and to lead and to be the representative of our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who are in Washington. And it's been the greatest honor of my life. Hugh Shelton

Close letter words and terms

humblesse humblie humblify humbling experience humblingly humblish