单词	shrinking violet
释义	shrinking violet noun : a bashful or retiring person Synonyms introvert wallflower See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He's no shrinking violet when it comes to competition. a reality show that wants shameless exhibitionists, not shrinking violets Recent Examples on the Web Maria stops at a charmless Nevada hamlet built around a Walmart and meets a young shrinking violet of a Walmart employee named James. Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 But in the hands of Maggie Smith, the Dowager Countess was no shrinking violet. Elizabeth Holmes, Town & Country, 29 May 2022 After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, this is not the year to attend the races as a shrinking violet. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 Mar. 2022 Step aside, shrinking violet, this is a season of the bold and the brilliant. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 28 Mar. 2022 Gruen, never a shrinking violet, predicted his centers — Eastland opened in 1957 — were important beyond shopping, and would change the thinking of city planners, economists, architects and the American public. Bill Mcgraw, Detroit Free Press, 30 Jan. 2022 Fox, never known as a corporate shrinking violet, intends to promote Fox Weather during football telecasts on its broadcast network and via Fox News. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 Oct. 2021 Rush seems determined that Cordelia be no shrinking violet, and that’s a sound decision, but giving Cordelia a declamatory quality is not. BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2021 With regard to size, the Grand Cherokee L is no shrinking violet. Karl Brauer, Forbes, 17 June 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1915, in the meaning defined above shrinking violet noun as in wallflower a shy or reserved person a reality show that wants shameless exhibitionists, not shrinking violets Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance wallflower introvert mouse cold fish iceberg icicle Antonyms & Near Antonyms extrovert extravert
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