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(1):

(a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; - usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.

(2):

(a.) Soft; gentle; hesitating.

(3):

(a.) Quiet; still.

(4):

(v. t.) To allure; to entice; to decoy.

(5):

(v. i.) To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.

(6):

(v. t.) To caress with the hand; to stroke.

(7):

(v. i.) To make difficulty; to be unwilling.