Humbling is valid Scrabble Word

Is humbling a scrabble word?
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8 letters word
16 points in Scrabble
21 points in WWF

Definitions for HUMBLING in dictionary:

VERB:

cause (someone) to feel less important or proud
decisively defeat (a sporting opponent previously thought to be superior)

NOUN:

the act of humbling

ADJECTIVE:

making humble
of low social, administrative, or political rank
(of a thing) of modest pretensions or dimensions
causing awareness of your shortcomings
having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance
(of an action or thought) offered with or affected by a modest estimate of one's importance

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

to reduce the pride of

present participle of humble

Words related to HUMBLING

humble13 humbled15 humbles14 humblingly21

Words that contain HUMBLING

humblings17 thumbling17 humblingly21 thumblings18

How to use HUMBLING in a sentence

She related all these details with a very strong feeling of compassion, humbling herself, without knowing it, before her own patience and sufferings.
Most loving and tender was the manner of our Lord while thus humbling himself at the feet of his Apostles.
Feeling as he did, he imagined Kit would rejoice in the opportunity for humbling him.
Contemplating this list is an impressive, almost humbling business.
Nevertheless the feeling of dependence is not to be depressing, not humbling merely, but the joyous sense of an exaltation and broadening of life.
Our desires were, however, mercifully granted, to our humbling admiration of that grace which had made her what she was.
The fact is, that simply to do right is too difficult for them, and too humbling also.
To such a society and to such a state of mind, the Apostle Paul preached in all its length, breadth, and fulness, the humbling doctrines of the Cross of Christ.
That man indeed is equal to a host, Whom Jupiter doth love and honor thus, Humbling the Achaian people for his sake.
And now, clutching his hand, raising it to her lips, drenching it with her tears and kisses, she begged his forgiveness, humbling herself down to the very dust.

The restoration of the city was a part of the great system of humbling Sparta, set on foot by Epaminondas after the battle of Leuctra.
But notwithstanding their repeated triumphs, the Romans discovered that the conquest of Sicily was only to be obtained by humbling the power of Carthage at home.
Belisarius, after humbling Vittigis, the king of the Goths and Italians, brought him alive to Byzantium.
Then, humbling myself, I think how easily I might have deserved the reproach.
May God grant us this favour, sisters, never to be without the humbling knowledge of ourselves.
It is a humbling thing, too, to find young men who can tell me the history of my arms and legs better than I know it myself.
That he did not have what these others possessed, a subtle power beyond the body, a part of mind, was humbling.
From Versailles came the French princes, full of expectation of witnessing the humbling of British pride.
I like these tears well, and this humbling also, they are Symptomes of contrition.
Indignities, humbling experiences, were thus forgotten, widows would obliterate their previous husbands, angry lovers release themselves from their slavery.
True, they would never choose an alien to do the humbling, and the possibility was discussed with various head-shakings amongst themselves.
The humbling thought was that he had allowed a second fish to glide through his hands without even suspecting that it was on his line.
And as if to rebuke the folly of man and remind him that he is but grass, Nature frowned with two successive severe winters, humbling the kings and princes of the range.
God may see this fit and expedient, for his own glory, and for humbling of them, and causing them to fear the more to sin against him.
For this our human experience in its humbling imperfection, however we interpret it, is as real within its own system of reference as anything else.
Some real discipline and humbling submission to rule.
To leave Egypt without humbling Pothinus meant a great lowering of prestige.
He cannot make out what has caused this humbling on the part of his proud paternal ancestor, nor is he able to hazard a guess as to the effect it may have upon his fortunes.
After this he spent seven days in prayer, humbling himself before God, and offering up thanksgiving.
How dare you turn my friends out of the place? It is you, not I, who have brought disgrace upon us by introducing a stranger here and mortifying and humbling me in front of him.
Lord, give me this! To-night some glimpses of humbling, and therefore some wrestling in social prayer.

Similar words containing HUMBL without suffix ing

humble13 humbly16 humbled15 humbler14 humbles14 humblers15 humblest15 humblebee18 humblesse16 humblings17 thumbless16 thumblike20 thumbling17 unhumbled17 humblebees19 humblebrag20 humbleness17 humblesses17 humblingly21 thumblings18 humblebrags21 humblenesses19 humblebragged25 humblebragging26

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