Shy - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
verb
- throw quickly
adjective
Extra examples
I was painfully shy as a teenager.
She was too shy to ask for help.
He gave her a shy smile.
Help yourself if you want more. Don't be shy.
He is shy of cameras.
At the last moment the horse shied at the fence and threw its rider.
You have to stop those boys shying rocks at passing cars.
He was a quiet, shy man.
She was very shy with strangers.
As a teenager I was painfully shy (=extremely shy).
He was too shy to come sit by me in class.
Oh, have you gone all shy, Jenny?
Employees are urged not to be shy about reporting incidents of sexual harassment.
Although publicity-shy, he recently agreed to be interviewed.
The horse shied, throwing Darrel from his saddle.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: shy
he/she/it: shies
present participle: shying
past tense: shied
past participle: shied
comparative: shier
superlative: shiest
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