bashfulness in the PONS Dictionary

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Their bashfulness at the first waltz was painfully (yet adorably) reminiscent of that heart-pounding, terrifying first middle-school dance with your crush.
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He was rarely afflicted by bouts of bashfulness.
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In fact, in the spirit of colleges everywhere, many traditions evolved to the purpose of challenging and breaking down just those initial sheer faces of bashfulness.
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Too much modesty can lead to confusing bashfulness; too little modesty to the harsh braying of the braggart.
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But his captain and coach were displaying no such bashfulness.
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Interestingly, the study also found that introverts -- people who expressed feelings of shyness and bashfulness -- were less likely to be addicted to their phones.
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So, is this bashfulness about money a youthful trait that some of us never outgrow?
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When even his first inclination did not last, his bashfulness increased.
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Or will bashfulness suddenly seize their pens when ideology is confronted with a real-life story?
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They do, however, behave with decorum and becoming bashfulness down the gym.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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