timidly
adverb/ˈtɪmɪdli/
/ˈtɪmɪdli/
- in a shy and nervous way
- ‘Can you stay with me please?’ she asked timidly.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTimidly is used with these verbs:- ask
- knock
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