Usually means: Timid people avoiding attention or spotlight.
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  1. shrinking violets: Merriam-Webster
  2. shrinking violets: Collins English Dictionary
  3. shrinking violets: Vocabulary.com
  4. shrinking violets: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. shrinking violets: Wiktionary
  6. shrinking violets: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. shrinking violets: Idioms

(Note: See shrinking_violet as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (shrinking violet)

noun:  (idiomatic) A very shy or timid person, who avoids contact with others if possible.
▸ Also see shrinking_violet


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