coy

She is coy of singing.

he is coy about his age.

a shy maiden coying it

she treated him to a coy smile of invitation.

Synonyms SHY , bashful, coy, demure, diffident, modest, rabbity, retiring,

Don’t be so coy, and I know you’d like to do the job.

Madame Chiang, always stunning in her silk gowns, could be as coy and kittenish as a college coed , or as commanding and petty as a dormitory house mother.

Under the upswelling tide he saw the writhing weeds lift languidly and sway reluctant arms, hising up their petticoats, in whispering water swaying and upturning coy silver fronds.

I'm not being coy. - She said, coyly.

What are you being so coy about?

Were both countries a little coy about a new meeting?

I am not being coy about some hidden love for you.

All right, you go ahead and be coy. Fine.

There's no time to be coy.

Don't play coy. I saw you outside my tent.

Some stories had hundreds of chapters, each ending with a coy To be continued.

We're seeing lots of kind of coy smiles here on number four.

I don't mean to be rude of course but … well, you are being coy.