sheepish
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The meaning (definition) of the word sheepish
feeling shy and a little silly about something you did
The word sheepish used in a sentence
“Carlos looked sheepish after knocking over the milk at dinner.”
Words that mean the same as sheepish (synonyms)
shyembarrassed
Words that mean the opposite of sheepish (antonyms)
confident
How the word sheepish is said around the world
| French | penaud (puh-NOH) |
| Spanish | vergonzoso (bayr-ghohn-THOH-soh) |
| Mandarin | 羞怯 (shyoh chyay) |
| Hindi | झेंपा हुआ (JHAYN-pah HU-ah) |
| Arabic | خجول (KHAH-jool) |
| Russian | робкий (ROHP-kyeey) |
| Portuguese (EU) | acanhado (uh-kuhn-NYAH-duu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | acanhado (ah-kuhn-NYAH-duu) |
| Japanese | 気まずそうに (kee-mah-zu-SOHU-nee) |
| German | verlegen (fer-LAY-guhn) |
| Urdu | شرمندہ سا (shar-MIN-dah SAH) |
| Punjabi | ਸ਼ਰਮਿੰਦਾ (shar-MIN-dah) |
| Korean | 멋쩍은 (MUHT-juh-gun) |
| Hebrew | מְבוּיָשׁ (MVOO-yahsh) |
| Greek | άτολμος (AH-tohl-mohs) |
| Dutch | schaapachtig (SKHAH-pahkh-tuhkh) |
| Tagalog | mahiyain (mah-EE-yn) |
| Vietnamese | xấu hổ (SUH-urw hoh) |
| Turkish | mahcup (mah-JUUP) |
| Persian | خجالتزده (khe-jah-lat-za-DEH) |
| Polish | zakłopotany (zahk-waw-paw-TAH-ni) |
| Ukrainian | сором'язливий (soh-rohm-YAHZ-li-viy) |
| Bengali | লজ্জিত (LOHGY-gyee-toh) |
| Swedish | fåraktig (FOH-rahk-tig) |
| Italian | timido (TEE-mee-doh) |
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