Shyness Definition

Shyness Sentence Examples

• She noticed this and attributed it to his general kindness and shyness, which she imagined must be the same toward everyone as it was to her.

• It maintains its numbers partly in consequence of its shyness, which keeps it away from the abodes of men, and partly because it is so prolific, bringing forth six to eight young at a litter.

• Its wariness, however, is very marvellous, and even at the breeding-season, when most birds throw off their shyness, it is not easily approached within ordinary gunshot distance.

• A small proportion of children do experience social anxiety, incapacitating shyness that persists for months or more, which should be treated.

• Another common pattern is the shy or inhibited child who becomes even more withdrawn when parents react to the shyness by lecturing or shaming the child.