meaning of shy
1. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
2. Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
3. Cautious; wary; suspicious.
4. To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.
5. To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.
6. A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
7. A side throw; a throw; a fling.
8. a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first
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Related Words
shy | shy away from | shy person | shying | shylock | shyly | shyness | shyster |
