扭捏

Traditional form:

扭捏

Pinyin (reading):

niǔnie

Definitions:

• affecting shyness or embarrassment
• coy
• mincing (walk, manner of speech)
• mannered

Characters:

• 扭 - to turn, to twist, to wrench; to grasp, to seize
• 捏 - to knead, to mold, to pinch

Traditional characters:

• 扭 - to turn, to twist, to wrench; to grasp, to seize
• 捏 - to knead, to mold, to pinch