Pronunciation
How to pronounce “embarrassingly”
“embarrassingly” is pronounced /ɛmbæɹəsɪŋli/ — 5 syllables.
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embarrassingly
/ɛmbæɹəsɪŋli/
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5 syllables. Stress the 'bar' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
causing embarrassment
“the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing”
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