Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toe-curling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: toe-curl-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing feelings of acute embarrassment.

adj

Causing feelings of arousal or excitement (especially sexual).

Example Sentences

"toe-curling embarrassment"
"Toe-curling for some, split-toe shoes have recently been seen in the most high fashion places."
"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."
"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."

Inflected Forms

more toe-curling (comparative) most toe-curling (superlative)

Phrases

toe-curlingly

Questions

What does toe-curling mean?: Causing feelings of acute embarrassment.

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