How to pronounce timid
Listen to timid in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“timid” in real sentences
261 clips in the index · 22 American · 41 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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timid like men shy and timid like men it was really a joke i
British Library · hear it here
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Piglet is incredibly timid and nervous.
Penguin Books UK · hear it here
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Maybe I would have been more timid.
British Library · hear it here
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I think we've been too timid.
Channel 4 News · hear it here
Why real speech
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