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Bashful vs Shrinking - What's the difference?

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Bashful is a related term of shrinking.


As an adjective bashful

is inclined to avoid notice.

As a verb shrinking is

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As a noun shrinking is

the act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.

bashful

English

Alternative forms

* bashfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (rfc-sense) inclined to avoid notice
  • reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

    • Synonyms

    * shy * See also

    shrinking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.