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Meanings of slightly embarrassed in English

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Usage of slightly embarrassed in English
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I'd lose a day if I went there,' I said, slightly embarrassed.
The World According to Bob
2
Quevedo nodded, not without a second slightly embarrassed glance toward his companions.
Purity of blood
3
She was slightly embarrassed, for she was not ordinarily quite so untidy.
Dreamsnake
4
The child drew near her young step-mother with a slightly embarrassed air.
Grandmother Elsie
5
Please sit comfortably. Dr. Dibia was slightly embarrassed by his patient's effervescence.
The secret lives of baba segi's wives
6
I gradually lowered it, and finally put it my pocket, slightly embarrassed.
Monster Hunter International
7
For once Miss Van Tuyn seemed slightly embarrassed-notquite at her ease.
December Love
8
Morgan registered indignation, then surprise-andfinally relaxed with a slightly embarrassed laugh.
The Fountains of Paradise
9
Where? Consuelo wanted to know everything, and her mother looked slightly embarrassed.
A good woman
10
The Wheatsheaf, by contrast, dripped with class and a slightly embarrassed silence.
Act of will
11
She started up, slightly embarrassed, as the doctor's voice thus aroused her.
Other Things Being Equal
12
I'm slightly embarrassed to say that but it must have been the case.
The Guardian
13
The Operations Manager, Project Gossamer, attracted Morgan's attention with a slightly embarrassed cough.
The Fountains of Paradise
14
Eddie was setting his aspirator back on the table and looking slightly embarrassed.
IT
15
He bowed, feeling slightly embarrassed by the swift returning restraint in her manner.
Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West
16
I never tasted anything quite like it, she corrected herself, feeling slightly embarrassed.
The Shelters of Stone
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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