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bashful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blate |
they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | bashfulness |
I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall.
Examples of bashful
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The 6-year-old driver isn't bashful about sparring with his older friend, Alfie.
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Workers get understandably nervous and even bashful when discussing their goals.
From the cnn.com
They grab samples of raw dough, giggle, and turn bashful when strangers approach.
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Not that he's complaining about his good fortune, or bashful about discussing it.
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His manner most of the time tends toward the bashful, tensed but not combative.
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During a recent interview, Armani appeared almost bashful with Mr. Ducar's praise.
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As a child, he was extremely bashful and was diagnosed with a deficient heart.
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Instead, she looks almost bashful at just how hard the world continues to love her.
From the guardian.co.uk
Don't be bashful about listing your accomplishments, but don't be boastful, either.
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- Self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound
- Disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)
- (bashfully) shyly: in a shy or timid or bashful manner; "he smiled shyly"
- (bashfulness) abashment: feeling embarrassed due to modesty
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film based on Snow White, a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. ...
- Bashful is a 1917 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. A copy exists in the Museum of Modern Art film archive.
- (Bashfulness) In humans, shyness (also called diffidence) is a social psychology term used to describe the feeling of apprehension, lack of comfort, or awkwardness experienced when a person is in proximity to, approaching, or being approached by other people, especially in new situations or with ...
- This sense?) inclined to avoid notice
- (bashfulness) The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity
