Definition of Bashful

shy or easily embarrassed

Examples of Bashful in a sentence

The bashful student turned red with embarrassment.  🔊

I am so bashful that I won’t even leave my house.  🔊

Because Sally is bashful she won’t speak in public.  🔊

Phil is too bashful to ask Ann out on a date.  🔊

Tom avoids socializing, insisting that he’s bashful.  🔊

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