- present participle of embarrass.
embarrassing
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I also connected my personal Gmail account with “read only” access: It could see emails but couldn’t delete them or shoot off embarrassing notes to my entire address book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Columnist Mirjam Swanson writes USC coach Lincoln Riley’s embarrassing lack of leadership cost the Trojans a potential win over Oregon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Carroll testified in court, a process he says was "humiliating and embarrassing and absolutely horrendous".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The list of failed enterprises bearing his family moniker is as long as it is embarrassing.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
I’m glad she likes me as much as I like her, but it was embarrassing.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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