How many syllables in bashful?

There are 2 syllables in the word bashful.

Divide bashful into syllables:

bashful (adjective):: shy or modest; socially shy or timid diffident, self-conscious; self-consciously timid; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound.

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