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Meanings of
shrinking violet
in inglés
catalán
vergonyós
español
tímido
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Someone who shrinks from familiarity with others.
shy person
español
tímido
Synonyms
Examples for "
shy person
"
shy person
Examples for "
shy person
"
1
I'm a
shy
person
in non-virtual life, so I found it liberating.
2
I've been a very
shy
person
since age five or so.
3
I am not a
shy
person
and I do stand up for myself.
4
Then is the time for the
shy
person
to apply himself to social gymnastics.
5
But mainly he was a
shy
person
who nursed his inferiority complex in secret.
Usage of
shrinking violet
in inglés
1
To do that kind of job you can't be a
shrinking
violet
.
2
Far from being the monster they claimed, she was a
shrinking
violet
.
3
It's an image thing which makes me a
shrinking
violet
for the moment.
4
Albert Neri was no fool and his father-in-law no
shrinking
violet
.
5
You're probably thinking of '
shrinking
violet
'
or 'blushing virgin.' Either way, daisies are white.
6
This is no place for the timid or
shrinking
violet
.
7
Mates in dublin suggest that Brian o'driscoll is also not exactly a
shrinking
violet
either.
8
There remained no trace of the
shrinking
violet
that had been Miss Helen Travers West.
9
And she's not known for being a
shrinking
violet
.
10
The bride is not a
shrinking
violet
,
nor does the groom want her to be.
11
I mean, Monsieur, he's anything but a
shrinking
violet
.
12
And, The Hookster is certainly no
shrinking
violet
.
13
Hardly a
shrinking
violet
,
even Barrowman is overwhelmed.
14
Ljungberg, though, has never been a
shrinking
violet
when it comes to rallying to the cause.
15
My
shrinking
violet
,
sweeter than all Paestum boasts!
16
For his own sake, it was just as well that John Delaney is such a
shrinking
violet
.
Other examples for "shrinking violet"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
shrinking
violet
shrinking
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
shrinking violet
catalán
vergonyós
tímid
español
tímido
Shrinking violet
through the time
Shrinking violet
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common