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    shy
    [SHī]
    adjective
    shy (adjective) · shyer (comparative adjective) · shyest (superlative adjective)
    1. being reserved or having or showing nervousness or timidity in the company of other people:
      "I was pretty shy at school" · "a shy smile"
      • (shy about)
        slow or reluctant to do (something):
        "she has never been shy about discussing her efforts to raise aesthetic standards"
      • having a dislike of or aversion to a specified thing:
        "not publicity-shy, he offers the camera a friendly look"
      • (of a wild mammal or bird) reluctant to remain in sight of humans:
        "otters are very shy animals"
    2. informal
      (shy of)
      less than; short of:
      "he won the championship with a score three points shy of a world record"
      • before:
        "he left school just shy of his fourteenth birthday"
    3. (of a plant) not bearing flowers or fruit well or prolifically.
    verb
    shy (verb) · shies (third person present) · shied (past tense) · shied (past participle) · shying (present participle)
    1. (especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement:
      "their horses shied at the unfamiliar sight"
      • (shy from)
        avoid doing or becoming involved in (something) due to nervousness or a lack of confidence:
        "don't shy away from saying what you think"
    noun
    shy (noun) · shies (plural noun)
    1. a sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.
    Origin
    Old English scēoh ‘(of a horse) easily frightened’, of Germanic origin; related to German scheuen ‘shun’, scheuchen ‘scare’; compare with eschew. The verb dates from the mid 17th century.
    shy
    [SHī]
    verb
    shy (verb) · shies (third person present) · shied (past tense) · shied (past participle) · shying (present participle)
    1. fling or throw (something) at a target:
      "he tore the glasses off and shied them at her"
    noun
    shy (noun) · shies (plural noun)
    1. an act of flinging or throwing something at a target.
    Origin
    late 18th century: of unknown origin.
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    Similar and Opposite Words
    adjective
    1. being reserved or having or showing nervousness or timidity in the company of other people:
      bashful
      diffident
      timid
      sheepish
      reserved
      reticent
      introverted
      retiring
      self-effacing
      shrinking
      withdrawn
      timorous
      mousy
      fearful
      apprehensive
      nervous
      hesitant
      reluctant
      doubting
      insecure
      wary
      suspicious
      chary
      unconfident
      inhibited
      constrained
      repressed
      self-conscious
      embarrassed
      coy
      demure
      abashed
      modest
      humble
      meek
      Opposite:
      bold
      brash
      confident
      verb
      1. (especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement:
        wince
        start
        recoil
        shrink
        pull back
        back away
        draw back
        withdraw
        blench
        cringe
        squirm
        quiver
        shudder
        shiver
        tremble
        quake
        shake
        quail
        cower
        waver
        falter
        hesitate
        blanch
        shy (away)
        shy away
        get cold feet
        Opposite:
        stand firm
        • avoid doing or becoming involved in (something) due to nervousness or a lack of confidence:
          flinch
          demur
          recoil
          hang back
          fight shy of
          disrelish
          have scruples about
          scruple about
          have misgivings about
          have qualms about
          be averse to
          be chary of
          not be in favor of
          be against
          be opposed to
          be diffident about
          be bashful about
          be shy about
          be coy about
          be loath to
          scruple to
          be reluctant to
          be unwilling to
          be disinclined to
          not be in the mood to
          be indisposed to
          be sorry to
          be slow to
          be hesitant to
          be ashamed to
          be afraid to
          hesitate to
          hate to
          not like to
          not have the heart to
          drag one's feet/heels over
          waver about
          vacillate about
          think twice about
          balk at
          quail at
          mind doing something
      verb
      1. fling or throw (something) at a target:
        throw
        toss
        fling
        hurl
        cast
        lob
        launch
        flip
        pitch
        dash
        aim
        direct
        propel
        bowl

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      What does it mean if a person is shy?shy of/about doing something He disliked her and had never been shy about saying so. [not before noun] shy (of something) (especially North American English, informal) not having quite the amount that is needed to be something or to reach a particular figure We are still two players shy (of a full team).

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