| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Present participle | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb abash.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (abash) | 1. Cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious.[Wordnet]. 2. To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: abashing, abashed, abashes, abasher, abashers, abashingly and abashedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "ABASHING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1777. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ABASHING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Putting to shame or confusion.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of abash. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
