timidly

The quartet is presented with a pitcher of syrup, which the waiter advises we apply “temperately, but not timidly.”

“As you can see, we just want them to leave,” one shop owner whispered timidly as the march went by.

I was rather awed by his imposing appearance, and advanced timidly to the doors, which were of glass, and pulled the bell.

They came forward, a little timidly, and their latest visitor held out a hand to each.

It was not a very desirable ancestry, and she glanced timidly at Jack to see how he was taking it.

Afraid of the sound of his own footsteps, he ran along the passage, and knocked timidly.

She bent toward him, and timidly took one of his hands, while with the other she gently removed the curls from his burning brow.