On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Mortifying. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as embarrassing or unpleasant and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Mortifying meaning
present participle and gerund of mortify
Synonyms of Mortifying
Using Mortifying
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of mortify
- Useful related words include: embarrassing, unpleasant, demeaning, humbling.
- In the example corpus, mortifying often appears in combinations such as: the mortifying, mortifying moment, is mortifying.
Context around Mortifying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mortifying
- In this selection, "mortifying" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, horribly, uncool, find, moment, video and sex stand out and add context to how "mortifying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a more mortifying moment in and alike find mortifying. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mortifying" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mortifying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
How horribly mortifying,” she added. (5 words)
It’s a mortifying process. (5 words)
One neighbour told the Sun: "It's mortifying. (8 words)
How it got from there to meme stardom is something of a mystery, but it probably had something to do with The Hairpin, which shortly after it came out, block-quoting the “mortifying” line and borrowing it for the title. (40 words)
And it wasn’t merely that assimilation—an act at once idealistic, pragmatic, and mortifying—was more pressing to a Philip Roth or a Saul Bellow than one’s relationship, one way or another, to the nascent Jewish state. (39 words)
Opposition politicians and commentators who point out that the public are alert to Johnson’s many character flaws seem to underestimate the allure of ending, once and for all, a negotiation that Britons – Leavers and Remainers alike – find mortifying. (39 words)
Example sentences (19)
A few weeks later, Meredith shared a follow-up vid to offer backstory on the mortifying moment.
A MOM has shared the mortifying moment when she realized why everyone was trying to get her attention.
How horribly mortifying,” she added.
Joeli Brearley, CEO and founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, said the latest data is “mortifying”.
Mortifying video footage has revealed the moment a Boston marathon runner was caught pooping on a stranger's front lawn during the 26.2 mile race on Monday.
So today, I’m putting myself on the line and sharing some of the most mortifying sex I’ve ever had.
And it wasn’t merely that assimilation—an act at once idealistic, pragmatic, and mortifying—was more pressing to a Philip Roth or a Saul Bellow than one’s relationship, one way or another, to the nascent Jewish state.
As I grew into my teen years, it became totally uncool (mortifying, really) to continue the basement dance parties at home.
From his parents’ perspective, this was a mortifying ambition.
One neighbour told the Sun: "It's mortifying.
The impunity with which journalists and critics alike have been silenced throughout our history is mortifying.
Doctors delivered the 'mortifying' news to her and husband Spencer, 47, that they were unlikely ever to have kids, leaving them considering adoption.
The latter was an epic train wreck; Kilmer refers to it as “mortifying-at-best,” with actors dropping lines and a set that rarely worked right.
After a painful and mortifying 15 minutes, in which the threading lady decided I needed to also have my upper lip AND my chin done, I was a new woman.
But he’s right about one thing – he let the side down in a mortifying manner.
How it got from there to meme stardom is something of a mystery, but it probably had something to do with The Hairpin, which shortly after it came out, block-quoting the “mortifying” line and borrowing it for the title.
Opposition politicians and commentators who point out that the public are alert to Johnson’s many character flaws seem to underestimate the allure of ending, once and for all, a negotiation that Britons – Leavers and Remainers alike – find mortifying.
It is hard to think of a more mortifying moment in Modi’s tenure as Prime Minister.
It’s a mortifying process.
Common combinations with mortifying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the mortifying 3×
- mortifying moment 3×
- is mortifying 2×
- and mortifying 2×