Sobering - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsəʊbərɪŋ|
Brit.
|ˈsəʊbərɪŋ|
adjective
- tending to make sober or more serious
the news had a sobering effect
Extra examples
The presence of the troops had a sobering effect on the troublemakers.
His death is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mountaineering.
It was a sobering thought.
The news had a sobering effect.
...the sight of piles and piles of riffraff at the town dump was a sobering reminder that we are indeed a society of consumers...
A sobering thought
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