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Meanings of natural shyness in English

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Usage of natural shyness in English
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Her natural shyness of temperament is sometimes misinterpreted as a haughty reserve.
Fighting For Peace
2
The meeting was important to Finn, and he found his natural shyness ebbing.
A week in december
3
Everyone-includingTobin himself-hadalways put it down to his youth and natural shyness.
Hidden Warrior
4
He thought it was partly "the natural shyness of extremely modest people."
The Irish Times
5
Possibly it was a natural shyness which made her voice sound troubled and nervous.
The Native Born; or, the Rajah's People
6
His appearance, natural shyness and awkwardness leave Troy broadly ostracized.
Wired
7
On top of any natural shyness, Lawson was clearly, it seemed, traumatised by the court case.
The Guardian
8
He had a great deal of natural shyness.
Historical and Political Essays
9
But when his natural shyness was overcome, his behaviour gave every indication of an open, affectionate heart.
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
10
His bravado, ironically, masked his natural shyness.
The Guardian
11
There was an instant's pause, in which she looked at him with what was half-assumed, half- natural shyness.
The Judgment House
12
Marcia bowed her head with the rest; but her cheeks burned, and not only with a natural shyness.
The Coryston Family / A Novel
13
Her natural shyness checked her impulse.
The Captives
14
It was nice talking to you, she said, blushing slightly, her natural shyness slowly returning as they rejoined the others.
The long road home
15
She liked talking with him, overcoming her natural shyness, and when he wrote her a letter a correspondence had begun.
Honor thy father
16
I confess that this meeting frightens me before hand, for with him I have a natural shyness that I cannot conquer.
The Impostures of Scapin
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