Body Language that conveys embarrassment other than blushing
- Taking steps backwards
- Hiding your face in your hands
- Shifting glances all around the room
- Wide eyes
- Crossing your arms across yourself
- Taking a defensive stance/pose
- Stuttering (Use paringly)
- Scratching the back of your hand
- Shifting weight from side to side
- Exaggerated hand motions (fanning self, vague gestures, etc.)
- Nervous quirks (Playing with your hair, picking at your skin/clothing, etc.)
- Turning Head sideways to avoid staring straight ahead
• coughing
• stuttering, stammering
• speechlessness
• looking down, unable to meet another's eyes
• shoulders slumping, slouching, sagging, hunching
• a desire to run away
• glancing about as if for an exit or escape
• angry or knee-jerk reactions (lashing out, taking a cheap shot, name calling)
• gritting one's teeth, pressing the lips tight
• keeping a death grip on backpack straps, gripping school books against the chest
• rapidly walking away, keeping the head down
• excessive swallowing
• muddied or panicked thoughts
• lightheadedness, tingling in the chest or stomach
• pretending to not have heard or seen
• using long hair to hide the face...
Emotional Responses:
cheeks/forehead getting warm, flushing, burning, reddeningdesire to run away (fight or flight)lightheadedness, tingling in chest/stomachwish to hideanger at oneself, or another (misplacing blame to feel better about self)
Visual Signs: (See Bookshelf Muse for the full list)
feet shuffling
covering oneself: crossing arms, closing jacket, etc.
pulling at collarwincing,
ducking head
fidgeting,
squirming
stuttering,
stammering
looking down/inability to meet someone's eyes
shoving hands in pockets
rapid walking with head down to get away
hiding behind long hair
laughing
(Pinterest + http://writershelpingwriters.net/2008/02/emotion-thesaurus-entry-embarrassment/ + http://descriptivefaces.blogspot.com.au/2011/09/facial-expressions-embarrassment.html)