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    toe-curling
    /ˈtəʊkəːlɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. very embarrassing or excessively sentimental: informal "a toe-curling ballad"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTOE-CURLING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TOE-CURLING definition: 1. making you feel extremely embarrassed and ashamed for someone else: 2. making you feel…. Learn more.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTOE-CURLING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe something as toe-curling, you mean that it makes you feel very embarrassed.

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  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTOE-CURLING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TOE-CURLING meaning: 1. making you feel extremely embarrassed and ashamed for someone else: 2. making you feel…. Learn more.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › toe-curlingtoe-curling adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of toe-curling adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › toe-curlingToe-curling - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder

    Something that is ‘toe-curlingly embarrassing’ is discomforting enough as to make one squirm and curl one’s toes in response. What's the origin of the phrase 'Toe-curling'? The date of origin of this American phrase is rather uncertain.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › toe-curlingTOE-CURLING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Toe-curling definition: causing feelings of acute embarrassment. See examples of TOE-CURLING used in a sentence.

  9. en.thefreedictionary.com › toe-curlingToe-curling - definition of toe-curling by The Free Dictionary

    Define toe-curling. toe-curling synonyms, toe-curling pronunciation, toe-curling translation, English dictionary definition of toe-curling. adj informal causing feelings of acute embarrassment ˈtoe-ˌcurlingly adv Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 ©...