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Wallflowers Meaning in English

word · lemma: wallflower

ˈwɔɫˌfɫaʊɝ
WAWL-flou-erz
wˈɔːlflaʊəz
WAWL-flou-uhz

التعريف

A 'wallflower' is a shy person who stays away from the center of activity at social events and prefers not to attract attention. It can also mean a type of flower that grows on walls.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often used to describe quiet people at dances or parties: 'be a wallflower.' Sometimes used affectionately or self-deprecatingly. As a flower, meaning is less common in conversation. Do not confuse with actual wall decorations.

جمل نموذجية

At the party, the wallflowers stood quietly by the wall.

basic

Some students are wallflowers in class, not talking much.

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The garden had many colorful wallflowers growing along the fence.

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"Don’t be such wallflowers, come join the dance floor!"

natural

My friends used to be wallflowers, but now they’re usually the life of the party.

natural

She felt like one of the wallflowers until someone started talking to her.

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