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1.
shāmen
v.
158 quotations in 6 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) To feel shame, be ashamed; blush, show physical signs of shame; also
fig.
;
shamen for
, be ashamed in the presence of (sb.);
ppl.
shamed
, ashamed, filled with shame; (b) to be ashamed of (sb. or…
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