Meaning

1 senses

  1. In a timid manner.

    in a shy or timid or bashful manner

Examples

7 sentences

  1. Tom approached timidly.

    ruТом робко приблизился. — marafon

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  2. He timidly put up his hand.

    deZaghaft hob er die Hand. — wannieh

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  3. He who asks timidly invites a refusal.

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  4. Yanni timidly crawled from under the bed.

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  5. I timidly opened the door.

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Translations

4 languages

Forms

more timidly, most timidly
Comparativemore timidly Lesson
Superlativemost timidly

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedtimid

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
timesB2timetableA2timidC1timingB2timothytinB1

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