embarrassing

/ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ/

UK: /ɪmˈbæɹ.ə.sɪŋ/

ꞮMBÆɹ · ə · sɪŋ (3 syllables)

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American (Lessac) (medium)

Female 1.0s

American (Amy) (medium)

Female 1.1s

American (Ryan) (medium)

Male 0.7s

Definition

present participle and gerund of embarrass

Etymology

By surface analysis, embarrass + -ing.