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Humbling

(adj) //ˈhʌmblɪŋ//
Humbling

Meaning

Making you feel that you are not as important or good as you thought you were

Pronunciation

UK /ˈhʌmblɪŋ/

US /ˈhʌmblɪŋ/

Example Sentences

  • Yet the fact that a lineage that diverged from primates more than sixty million years ago should converge on the same eerie self-recognition trick feels profoundly humbling.

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