- present participle of embarrass.
embarrassing
Example Sentences
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It would have been embarrassing for them even to be confronted for saying so if anyone bothered to confront them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The embarrassing stories keep coming because the sources keep talking.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
It feels pretty basic, not to mention embarrassing, to have a sudden summer crush on Messi, but I don’t care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Qatar's royal family controversially gifted the retrofitted plane to the United States last year, after Trump complained about the embarrassing state of the older US aircraft that transport the president.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 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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