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Definition of bashful
1 : socially shy or timid : diffident, self-conscious He was bashful as a child.
2 : resulting from or typical of a bashful nature a bashful smile
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Examples of bashful in a Sentence
bashful boys asking girls to dance
a bashful child who hid in his room whenever there were visitors in the house
Recent Examples of bashful from the Web
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Only after the family had urged him to sample some homemade, thick Central American-style tortillas, did Dr. Smith discreetly hand Jorgito the medication for his son, a bashful sixth grader lolling on a couch.
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The hotel was already on lockdown on Wednesday, and an army of landscapers have been busy planting fir trees around the perimeter, to protect coy billionaires and bashful bank bosses from any prying lenses.
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Sebald’s quiet, bashful, mysteriously subaqueous prose brings alive the paradoxical combination of drift and paralysis that has afflicted these lives.
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Richards' Frank Hesik isn't bashful about his on-court expectations.
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Hock and retired Officer Bruce Bogg spent much of the presentation educating the small audience of what to look out for and urging people not to be bashful about contacting police.
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Turn around is fair play, so don’t be bashful about offering some sincere compliments to the deserving.
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FacebookTwitterPinterest Read moreRead less1/15| Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Teigen was uncharacteristically bashful on the red carpet, saying only that her dress was very tight.
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People are grumpy or super happy; arrogant or bashful; and all those things are important.
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Synonym Discussion of bashful
BASHFUL Defined for English Language Learners
bashful
playDefinition of bashful for English Language Learners
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: nervous or uncomfortable in social situations : afraid to talk to people because of a lack of confidence
BASHFUL Defined for Kids
bashful
playDefinition of bashful for Students
1 : uneasy in the presence of others
2 : showing shyness a bashful smile
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