How many syllables in bashful?

There are 2 syllables in the word bashful.

How to pronounce bashful:

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.

abashed

aw-shucks

backward

blushing

constrained

coy

demure

diffident

easily embarrassed

embarrassed

introverted

lone

modest

mousy

nervous

overmodest

recessive

reserved

reticent

retiring

self-conscious

self-effacing

shamefaced

sheepish

shrinking

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