Blushing as a schoolgirl at her first danceBy Jamie Archer / SimilesSynonyms: shy, bashful, self-conscious, embarrassed, nervousFor shy that shows up on the cheeks before the voice.Tags: ShyMore similes for ShyQuiet as a teenager at a dinner partyReserved as an English weather forecastAs shy as the fawnAs shy as the squirrelShy as a violet in a meadowBashful as a groom at the altarSee all "Shy" similes →