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bashful


bashful
Pronunciation: ⁄ˈbaʃfʊl, -f(ə)l⁄
adjective
·              reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy:
everything you need to know but have been too bashful to asksuddenly bashful, she could think of nothing to saydon’t be bashful about telling folk how you feel


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