1
: lacking in courage or self-confidence
a timid person
2
: lacking in boldness or determination
a timid policy
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Examples of timid in a Sentence
She's very timid and shy when meeting strangers.
He gave her a timid smile.
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Outside of those two hits, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers sometimes sounds timid and tentative compared to the albums that would follow.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
Black bears are generally timid and more likely to avoid humans, while grizzly bears are known to be more territorial and larger in size.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
In the series’ first scene, Ena seems timid, and comes from a family of haemophiliacs.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
It’s been a whole year since Noa has been at Waseda, and our timid young man has come out of his shell.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
Black bears are generally timid and more likely to avoid humans, while grizzly bears are known to be more territorial and larger in size.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
In the series’ first scene, Ena seems timid, and comes from a family of haemophiliacs.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
It’s been a whole year since Noa has been at Waseda, and our timid young man has come out of his shell.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for timid
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“Timid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timid. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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