1
: lacking in courage or self-confidence
a timid person
2
: lacking in boldness or determination
a timid policy
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Examples of timid in a Sentence
She's very timid and shy when meeting strangers.
He gave her a timid smile.
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The story involves a timid teenager, wearied by bullying at a military campus, who stumbles upon a mysterious particle in the woods that transforms him into a superhuman and the indispensable defender against cyborg attackers and the enigmatic mastermind behind the chaos.
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 May 2024
Six dogs among the most timid remain at the shelter.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
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Patrick Frater, Variety, 21 May 2024
Six dogs among the most timid remain at the shelter.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for timid
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“Timid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timid. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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