How To Use Timidly In A Sentence
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What is it as you mean by 'christened'?" he said at last, timidly.
Silas Marner (1885)
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There's a mixture of trepidation and euphoria to this song as it timidly climbs: the yearning sound of the violin constantly clawing over the quickening beat.
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The four young pigs who had protested when Napoleon abolished the Meetings raised their voices timidly, but they were promptly silenced by a tremendous growling from the dogs.
Animal Farm
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Three other people call timidly after him as he leaves.
American Grace
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She knocked timidly on the study door and entered.
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What they should not be doing is timidly dipping their toes in the political whirlpool and withdrawing them quickly, as soon as they realize that the water is colder than they had imagined.
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Believing that most men, especially those not too old, were apt to be kind-hearted or maybe "softhearted," she climbed from her hiding place, and timidly tapped Frank on his astonished shoulder.
The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C.
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The manner in which you navigate the maze is solely your choice: timidly and fearful of what is around the next corner; confidently yet impatient to get to the next juncture; calmly, taking time to enjoy the scenery along the way.
Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » 2008 » August
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The change in Eloise from being timidly self-conscious regarding her appearance to publicly yelling at a figure of authority was quite remarkable.
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When he's not blankly canoodling with his new bride, he's timidly asking anyone within earshot if they're mad at him.
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The librarian contrived to put off the matter until she could make some investigations of her own, but, all the resources of the central reference room proving unequal to the task, she timidly asked the clubwoman, at her next visit, to solve the problem.
A Librarian's Open Shelf
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She got as much necklaces and bracelet's as she could find, then very timidly she picked up an eyeliner pencil.
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Fang the boarhound came timidly out from under the table and laid his head on Hagrid's knee.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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A number of these states are moving timidly towards multi-party democracy.
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spoke timidly in a tremulous voice
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And on he went with his talk, while Arthur stole timidly from between the beds out to his washhand-stand, and began his ablutions, thereby drawing for a moment on himself the attention of the room.
Tom Brown's Schooldays
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Um, excuse me, " he said timidly.
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But, father," Flossy said, speaking somewhat timidly, as she could not help doing when she talked about these matters to her father, "if we call clergymen our spiritual guides, and look up to them to set examples for us to follow, what is the use of the example if we don't follow it at all, but conclude they are simply doing things for their own benefit?
The Chautauqua Girls At Home
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She tapped timidly on the door. 'Come in!' boomed a deep voice from inside.
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Captain Miller," she called timidly, and at sound of his name, Miller turned toward her.
I Spy
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‘Rap is our way of resisting the occupation, it's our weapon,’ he explains timidly in a manner that seems incongruent with his gravelly voice and the harsh lyrics that blast out from the stereo speakers behind him.
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The divisions widened between the working class and the liberal capitalists who had timidly opposed Tsarism.
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Lavinia then, seemingly overcome, trembling, put herself to her belly before him, her lips and hair over his sandals, and beggingly, timidly, as though she feared she might be struck or kicked, began to kiss and lick his feet.
Magicians of Gor
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I asked, fishing for compliments, of course, because what idiot would squeeze herself into a corset and about 10 underskirts only to wait timidly to see if anyone noticed the effort?
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The girl halted in surprise and wondered as the white-haired new comer approached her timidly.
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After playing timidly as a rookie, he was a different player in minicamps.
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I thought both films featured anal sex to show the display of bestiality, paraphiliac behaviour of the male counterparts, male notion that women timidly enjoy being raped by a crack.
NAACHGAANA
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All the exquisite, surrounding obscurity was animated by that music, which continued in the distance, in the mystery of the leaves and of the stones, in the depths of all the small, black holes of rocks or walls; it seemed like chivies in miniature, or rather, a sort of frail concert somewhat mocking -- oh! not very mocking, and without any maliciousness -- led timidly by inoffensive gnomes.
Ramuntcho
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The sensitive plant is too vulgar an allusion; but if the truth of modern naturalists may be depended upon, there is a plant which, instead of receding timidly from the intrusive touch, angrily protrudes its venomous juices upon all who presume to meddle with it: – do not you think this plant would be your fittest emblem?
Letters for Literary Ladies: To Which is Added, An Essay on the Noble Science of Self-Justification
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She knocked timidly on the study door and entered.
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They walked timidly, deferently, awe obvious on their faces.
Pastwatch, the Redemtion of Christopher Columbus
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A skinny wisp of a young woman entered the room, timidly opening the door to the side to allow her entrance.
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She touched his elbow so timidly that he thought it must have been accidental.
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Jane smiled timidly at her mother, inclining her head forward, and then pulled on her own jacket.
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Being now authorised to admonish her at all times with regard to her gestures, her voice and her accent, I often make her repeat the same sentence; and, when I at last hear her natural voice, her original sweet and attractive voice, to which the music is beginning to return, shily and timidly, my heart overflows with joy.
The Choice of Life
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This lady has affairs of great pith and moment to convey to the maids, who make timidly respectful suggestions, which evidently carry small comfort, for the lady retires depressedly.
In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World
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Tiptoeing across the living room, Joyce took her stand by the table and called timidly, expectantly and awesomely:
Joyce of the North Woods
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But I was waylaid by Donny, who timidly requested, ‘Would you mind walking in the gardens with me?’
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Timidly plucking a string, I fingered the lead guitar of ‘Smoke on the Water’.
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Good luck to him: but there is no earthly reason why BBC radio should timidly do the same, and debauch one of our greatest programmes in the process.
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These things with tales of sombre clouds and shining skies and whisperings of strange creatures dancing timidly in pavonine twilights, he traced upon the ivory keys of his instrument and the world was richer for a poet.
Chopin : the Man and His Music
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As the song changed Trey sighed and turned down the music, he gnawed on his lip for a while before asking timidly, ‘Pixie?’
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No sooner had the human family begun to recover its balance, to emerge timidly from the ruins, than new wars came to plunge it back into the morass.
Élie Ducommun - Nobel Lecture
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He heard his name called timidly from upstairs, and looking up saw his wife's golden head over the banisters.
By What Authority?
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Ivan folded the message, put it in the inside pocket of his coat and timidly turned round.
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The carmaker has been known over much of the last decade for its timidly designed, mainstream sedans and compacts - real follow-the-leader stuff.
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Peter without saying a word timidly drew near to the fire and warmed his hands in the smoke.
King of the Jews A story of Christ's last days on Earth
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English graveyards are timidly populated by anonymous, mossy tombstones, but over here they prefer a more dramatic approach.
LOVE YOU MADLY
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I†™ ve got the Final Fantasy section of the catalog here, †she offered, pulling out a well-worn and dog-eared magazine that held some of the brothel†™ s most popular products. “Oh, no thank you, †said the girl, blushing. “I can pick another one on my own. †She chewed her lip for a moment, then spoke up again timidly. “Do you have, ah, a Spike? †“Spiegel?
365 tomorrows » Personal Taste : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
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But when the six percussionists timidly clink their cymbals, it's hard to keep thinking they're high priests presiding over a purgative rite.
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It seemed like a dream to her; with a smile, she looked at her friend's face; just slowly she, realized her situation, remembered the bite, called timidly for the boy.
Siddhartha
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Elsa glanced at me, timidly but by no means uncheerfully.
The King's Mirror
