bashfully

adverb

Definition of bashfullynext
as in shyly

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Recent Examples of bashfully The famously-outgoing point guard ducked her head bashfully as Huskies stars Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong shook her shoulders in celebration while freshman Kelis Fisher tossed a handful of confetti into her face. — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026 So Rizo, a little bashfully but mostly just with determination, heads right on back. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025 And social director Kassidy Silva bashfully admitted to liking Tabi nails with the peeking-through-hands emoji. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 24 Sep. 2025 The late Saget, who died in 2022, smiles bashfully next to a young Bure in one of them. — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bashfully
  1. shyly
  2. timidly
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  • Tristan, in the middle of putting down new wood shavings, looked at me shyly through the dust clouds.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • At one moment, the young prince glances down with his doe eyes before looking shyly off to the side at his mom and breaking out into a giggle.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of shyly
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  • After they were patted down, the women timidly entered the small space, sitting side-by-side in salon chairs to wait for Dastine and her two assistants to assess their hair.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The rest of the Soviet delegation stamped their feet, and even Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko removed and timidly tapped his shoe in solidarity.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of timidly

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“Bashfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bashfully. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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