shy girl

collocation in English

meaningsofshyandgirl

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shy
adjective
uk
/ʃaɪ/us
/ʃaɪ/
nervous and uncomfortable with ...
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girl
noun
uk
/ɡɜːl/us
/ɡɝːl/
a female child or young woman, especially one still ...
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(Definition ofshyandgirlfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshy girl

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She is a modest and rathershygirl.
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She is also ashygirlwho dreamed about being an idol since she was little.
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In the past, she was ashygirlwho didn't have any friends.
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Compa comes off as ashygirl, though she really isn't.
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Nonah is not only homesick for her coastal homeland, she is also a veryshygirl.
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She is a clumsy andshygirlwho dreams of having a normal life.
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Buffy arrives at the school to find two boys fighting, ashygirlturning invisible because nobody notices her, and various other disturbances.
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She described herself as an uglyshygirlback then and was bullied by her peers.
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She is ashygirl, who is an actress in the theatrical club.
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She explains that as a painfullyshygirl, she had wanted to drive others away.
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She revealed that she was ashygirlbut changed when she reached her teens.
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She is ashygirlwho lacks self-confidence and her classmates take advantage of her.
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She is ashygirlwho hides in the abandoned school building to practice her singing in secret, away from her father's notice.
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Before she was a quiet,shygirlwho had her hair covering her eyes.
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She is a veryshygirlwho has low self-esteem and will often says things are impossible if she thinks they are too much for her to handle.
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The girl was illegitimate, and grew up in her stepfather's wealthy house; she was quite ashygirl, despite many governesses, nurses and teachers present in the house.
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Chiyo tends to be a veryshygirlwho is unable to articulate herself forcefully enough most of the time and is also rather a klutz.
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