- present participle of embarrass.
embarrassing
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The governor intended to run for a third term but dropped out, so embarrassing is the scandal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Roadster demo “was an engineering flex with no commercial value beyond embarrassing traditional car makers,” Gene Munster, managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, wrote on X.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The lie collapsed with almost embarrassing speed, and the people who spread it now face potential legal exposure.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
But it is hard not to conclude that, despite efforts to play down the drama, this is an embarrassing episode for the UK.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
And I did not cry—because it’s way embarrassing to cry in the middle of your science classroom.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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