Brooding and Shy

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Brooding adjective - Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

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Shy and brooding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shy" instead an adjective "Brooding".

Nearby Words: brood, broody, brooded, brooder

Shy adjective - Easily frightened.

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Brooding and shy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Brooding" instead an adjective "Shy".

Nearby Words: shying, shyness, shyly, shyer

Many people assumed this was because he was brooding and nicknamed him 'Flaming Charisma Minho', but he later revealed that it was due to how shy he was.

Source: Music / SHINee
She is sweet, shy and forgiving, he is violent and brooding.

Source: Sibling Yin-Yang
Stefan is shy, introverted, brooding and a loner.

Source: Literature / The Vampire Diaries

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