1. (a.) Quiet; still.

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

3. (a.) Soft; gentle; hesitating.

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

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

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

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

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