bashfulness

His bashfulness would soon go away, and then I could get him married off.

She could sense his eyes on her and felt a sudden bashfulness.

Rodney's face was half turned away, as if in bashfulness.

I was becoming a ladies' man after a lifetime of bashfulness!

She grows tired of his bashfulness, walking back down the path.

I would also start to mimic her hand over mouth bashfulness, so cute!

There is, finally, a widespread phenomenon that might be classified as book bashfulness.

He on his side continued to advance with similar signals of distress and bashfulness.

By then most of the big strapping youth's bashfulness had eased.

Even his supporters agreed that bashfulness was not in his nature.

When even his first inclination did not last, his bashfulness increased.

The bashfulness of the guests soon gave way before good cheer and affability.

There really is no good reason for bashfulness.

Bashfulness on account of his being an illustrious man.

But his bashfulness offends the public interest in this case, which he alone brought to public attention.

She dropped her shining eyes with a sort of bashfulness as she finished.

Because of his bashfulness, he needs Toshio's help to do this.

Catharine trembled and cast down her eyes with the bashfulness of a young girl.

Bashfulness had never been one of his problems and he folded my wife in a bear-like embrace.

Bashfulness is a handicap: in shopping for bargains, you're expected to negotiate.

With a bit of bashfulness, I'll admit that for me, I think it's the latter.

Our swimming unit didn't allow for any such bashfulness.

There is a growing sense of unease in the shadow cabinet about the peer's bashfulness.

Young Lynn was enrolled by her mother in acting classes as a way to overcome the child's natural bashfulness.

A certain shame or bashfulness attached itself to whatever one deeply and privately enjoyed.