Bashful

Word BASHFUL
Character 7
Hyphenation bash ful
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Definitions and meanings of "Bashful"

What do we mean by bashful?

Shy, self-conscious, and awkward in the presence of others. adjective

Characterized by, showing, or resulting from shyness, self-consciousness, or awkwardness. adjective

Wanting in self-possession; fearful; dismayed.

Easily put to confusion; modest to excess; diffident; shy; sheepish.

Indicative of, accompanied with, or proceeding from bashfulness.

Exciting bashfulness or shame.

Abashed; daunted; dismayed. adjective

Very modest, or modest to excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy. adjective

This sense?) inclined to avoid notice adjective

Disposed to avoid notice adjective

Self-consciously timid adjective

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word bashful. Define bashful, bashful synonyms, bashful pronunciation, bashful translation, English dictionary definition of bashful.

Shy! not in touch with the public. also known in snow white and the seven dwarfs. Urban Dictionary

1. criticizing or defaming 2. hating and violently attacking someone or something on sight Urban Dictionary

1. easily embarrassed, shy, timid. Urban Dictionary

To verbally attack. Urban Dictionary

An adjective used to describe something that is cute and absolutely so adorable to the max! Urban Dictionary

UK slang for jerking off Urban Dictionary

I verb meaning 'to play drums'. drums drummer Urban Dictionary

(v)to insult something Urban Dictionary

A person who is an over zealous, mindless, sensless, cunt faced, twat, ass lickin, shitter of a bastard, flosses shirts and vests, shits it of rides, carries peoples bags, licks ass, east shit, drinks piss and is an overall twat of a bitch fucker cunter. Urban Dictionary

1. Hitting someone or something hard. 2. Giving someone a going over, beating them up. 3. Criticising or insulting, in a derogatory manner, something which you don't like. Usually refers to different cultures or countries. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Bashful

The word "bashful" in example sentences

He was roundly congratulated on having salvaged the ship, for in the days before he sailed, the Paragon became known as a bashful but courteous ship, given to few words but occasionally smiling so as to melt anyone's heart. ❋ Hobb, Robin (1998)

To her father's disgust she bought them both, and presented them to two wide-eyed children who in bashful fascination were dogging their footsteps. ❋ Unknown (1907)

The others called the bashful, baby-faced Talib "The Doctor." ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Now over here, folks, we have a formation called the bashful elephant." ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1987)

But wisdom makes men bashful, which is the reason that those wise men have so little to do, unless it be with poverty, hunger, and chimney corners; that they live such neglected, unknown, and hated lives: whereas fools abound in money, have the chief commands in the commonwealth, and in a word, flourish every way. ❋ C. 1466-1536 (1958)

After supper that evening, Uncle Kit suggested that we visit the emigrant camp and see the ladies, which did not altogether meet with my approval, but rather than be called bashful, I went along with the crowd. ❋ Drannan, William F (1899)

Lord George professed that he had observed the same thing; but then, as he whispered into Mr. Nappie's ear, Mr. Greystock was particularly known as a bashful man. ❋ Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882 (1872)

Hall was kind of bashful when he was offerin 'me work. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ruth recently was praying for me, and felt that God used the word "bashful" in reference to me. ❋ Happy (2008)

"I guess she makes you kind of bashful the way she does me," from which David gathered with an odd sense of shock that Eleanor felt there was something to criticize in his conduct, if she had permitted herself to look for it. ❋ F. Graham [Illustrator] Cootes (N/A)

If you are at all "bashful" about taking up the work, let us make this suggestion: In the seclusion of your home or elsewhere, draw the ❋ Unknown (1900)

It was upon a Monday morning, in the month of June, that the school-room door opened a foot and a half wider than usual, and a huge, colossal figure stalked in, with a kind of bashful laugh upon his countenance, as if conscious of the disproportion betwixt his immense size and that of the other schoolboys. ❋ William Carleton (1831)

Caroline blushed, and, looking at her brother with a kind of bashful apprehension, begged he would postpone all such kind of affairs till she was perfectly recovered, or rather till he had set her an example. ❋ Unknown (1787)

Men who marry from interested motives are inexcusable; but the very modesty of women makes against their happiness in this point, by giving them a kind of bashful fear of objecting to such persons as their parents recommend as proper objects of their tenderness. ❋ Unknown (1769)

[i am] bashful. and so [shy]. ❋ Kori. (2008)

I think the [manner] in which people are bashing [France] is very [immature]. ❋ Light Joker (2005)

1.I was back in [the days] [bashful],I've inherited it from [my mother]. ❋ Toa Pohatu (2017)

Even though I'm well within [my rights] to, I'm not about to [bash] her in this [letter]. ❋ LostinGA (2011)

“Damn, Emma [Graham] is just so [bashful], eh” “[Kate] Graham is a bashful gal” ❋ Marnerbaby (2019)

Stop calling me [im] [trying to] take a [bash] ❋ SROIUÆHSAEFQA (2021)

[Cummon] [Marty] I want to bash bash bash this [lunchtime]! ❋ Smarty P (2006)

Quit [bashing] [tat] [Xbox user] -- It's not his fault he didn't realize it was crap ❋ Richard Ward (2004)

[Bash bash] is a person who shits it off rides, [carris] ppl bags, nd is scared of his own [shadow]!!! ❋ Evilbashkilla123 (2008)

1. I was watching Jamie [bashing] his car because it wouldn't start, [it was funny]. 2. Indeed, those chavs gave that old man a bashing. 3. Main Pastimes of England: 1)Football 2)Cricket 3)Rugby 4)[Bashing] the French 5)Bashing [the Americans] ❋ Jonhjohn (2006)

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