Illustration: At a neighbourhood community-centre pottery class, a newcomer hovers just inside the open doorway with shoulders drawn up and elbows pressed tightly against their body. They grip an apron in both hands, glance sideways at the occupied worktables, and place one foot cautiously across the threshold.

おどおど

odoodo

nervously, timidly

Example sentences

あまりにおどおどして返事へんじができないまま、彼かれは床ゆかを見みつめた。
Being too nervous to reply, he stared at the floor.
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おどおどして首くびをたれた。
He hung his head sheepishly.
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彼女かのじょの前まえに出でるときまっておどおどする。
I always get nervous in her presence.
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