"toe-curling" meaning in English

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          "text": "toe-curling embarrassment",
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          "ref": "2020 October 30, Lauren Cochrane, “The return of split-toe footwear leaves fashion world cloven”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:",
          "text": "Toe-curling for some, split-toe shoes have recently been seen in the most high fashion places.",
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        {
          "ref": "2023 May 11, David Smith, “Toe-curlingly bad television: Trump’s torturous town hall backfires on CNN”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:",
          "text": "It was toe-curling, not-knowing-where-to-look bad television reminiscent of Trump appearing with women who accused Bill Clinton of rape and unwanted sexual advances before he debated Hillary.",
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        "Causing feelings of acute embarrassment."
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          "sense": "causing feelings of acute embarrassment",
          "word": "tenenkrommend"
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          "ref": "2007, Keri Arthur, Kissing Sin, →ISBN:",
          "text": "He sipped his wine, flashed a toe-curling smile at the waitress as she picked up his uneaten plate, then gave me a somewhat darker look.",
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        "Causing feelings of arousal or excitement (especially sexual)."
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          "excitement",
          "excitement"
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      "word": "toe-curlingly"
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          "ref": "2023 May 11, David Smith, “Toe-curlingly bad television: Trump’s torturous town hall backfires on CNN”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:",
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      "word": "tenenkrommend"
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