- present participle of humiliate.
humiliating
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In the aftermath of the Rams’ humiliating season-opening defeat in Australia, the team’s defense is dominating the news cycle: edge rusher Myles Garrett’s knee surgery, lineman Aaron Donald’s potential season debut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Aborting in Italy at the time was illegal, difficult, expensive and humiliating.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
After two humiliating divorces, Opal has made the salvation of her oafish children her primary concern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The first post called Holmes “a disgraceful, humiliating embarrassment to her alleged profession.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
His visit to the corporation counsel’s office—by rights his office—had been humiliating.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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