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
“He looked sheepish when he accidentally knocked 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 (puhnoh) |
| Spanish | vergonzoso (bayrghohnthohsoh) |
| Mandarin | 羞怯 (xiū qiè) |
| Hindi | दब्बू (dubboo) |
| Arabic | خجول (khahjool) |
| Russian | робкий (robkii) |
| Portuguese (EU) | acanhado (uhkuhnnyahduu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | acanhado (ahkuhnnyahduu) |
| Japanese | 気まずそうに (kimazuso uni) |
| German | verlegen (ferlayguhn) |
| Urdu | بھیڑ والا (bayr vahlah) |
| Punjabi | ਭੈੜਾ (perah) |
| Korean | 양 같은 (yang gateun) |
| Hebrew | מְבוּיָשׁ (mvooyahsh) |
| Greek | άτολμος (atolmos) |
| Dutch | schaapachtig (skhahpahkhtuhkh) |
| Tagalog | mahiyain (maheeyn) |
| Vietnamese | xấu hổ (suhurw hoh) |
| Turkish | mahcup (mahjuup) |
| Persian | گوسفندوار (goosfahndvahr) |
| Polish | zakłopotany (zahkwawpawtahni) |
| Ukrainian | сором'язливий (soromyazlyvyy) |
| Bengali | লজ্জিত (lohgygyeetoh) |
| Swedish | fåraktig (fohrahktig) |
| Italian | timido (teemeedoh) |
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