Cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious.
1The presence of the strangers did not abash her in the least.
2It seemed to abash the ruffian, in spite of his habitual effrontery.
3But his was not the nature any earthly dread could long abash.
4Divers flocks of clouds, camp-followers of the storm, could not abash her.
5Remember that the pupil does not always permanently abash his teacher.
6It is quite an informal little gathering, with nothing to abash even Mr.
7The prince of upstarts, man could not abash him, nor naked steel affright!
8It is the law that has done it, and we cannot abash the law.
9Silence, apparently, did not in the least abash this man.
10A mere glance at him is sufficient to abash you.
11He is, further, a young man whom nothing can abash.
12It was, one may say, impossible for mortal man or woman to abash Madeline Neroni.
13The general voice was eager to abash him.
14If she hoped that a frigid tone and utterance might abash her intruding questioner, they failed.
15Probably my remarks will so abash Mr. O'Connor that he will immediately promise to be good.
16And rather be angry than abash any one!
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