shrinking violet in English

noun
1
an exaggeratedly shy person.
Dorothy is no shrinking violet when it comes to expressing her views

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1. ‘The work's Boldly graphic design centers on the wave's mounting energy.’ ‘It is no shrinking violet, rather a Boldly exotic bloom.’ ‘His mother's body is obscured in a Boldly printed dress over which she wears a nondescript jacket.’ ‘They are up to 2 inches long and are Boldly marked with yellow stripes on a …

2. Coward: 1 n a person who shows fear or timidity Types: show 9 types hide 9 types cur a Cowardly and despicable person dastard a despicable Coward craven , poltroon , recreant an abject Coward quaker , trembler one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear shrinking violet , shy person someone who shrinks from familiarity with others