timidly betydelse and definition

Exempel på timidly

• His companion timidly raised his hand for permission to speak.

• Someone touched his elbow so timidly that he thought it had been accidental.

• "What is your husband's business?" Mrs. Tylor asked timidly.

• So the opposition timidly makes concession after concession, while seeking shelter in anonymity.

• Why does she ask 'timidly'?

• If you are going to exercise it timidly, hesitatingly, and ineffectively you will not even then avoid friction with neutrals.

• It then pondered whether to recommend reform, but timidly retreated from the fray.

• In some instances, relatives brought complaints rather timidly but had their cases upheld.