Meaning

1 senses
  1. In a sheepish way; shyly; meekly; bashfully; self-consciously; with embarrassment.

    застенчивоzastenčivo

More definitions
  • in a sheepish manner

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Tom smiled sheepishly and looked away.

  2. Tom smiled at Mary sheepishly.

    ruТом робко улыбнулся Мэри. — sharptoothed

  3. Tom grinned sheepishly.

  4. Tom smiled sheepishly.

  5. She squirmed sheepishly, not daring to meet her mother's eyes.

    deSie wand sich beschämt und traute sich nicht, ihrer Mutter in die Augen zu sehen. — Yorwba

Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
in a sheepish way:

Forms

more sheepishly, most sheepishly
Comparativemore sheepishly Lesson
Superlativemost sheepishly

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsheepish

See also

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