おずおず

Also written オズオズ, 怖ず怖ず

Meanings

1. Adverb timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

Example sentences

• 会社に入ってきたばかりの新人は何をするにもオズオズしている。
  New hires who just joined the company do everything in this timid manner.

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