"abashing" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more abashing [comparative], most abashing [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} abashing (comparative more abashing, superlative most abashing)
  1. Tending to abash; causing embarrassment or the loss of self-possession. Synonyms: bewildering, disconcerting Derived forms: abashingly
    Sense id: en-abashing-en-adj-s1SoQEy1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} abashing
  1. present participle and gerund of abash Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: abash
    Sense id: en-abashing-en-verb-CcLPFYFz

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