Shy - English meaning
Shy – definitions in English dictionary
adjectiveNervous or timid in the company of other people.
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I was pretty shy at schooladjectiveLess than; short of.
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The shares are 29p shy of their flotation priceadjective(of a plant) not bearing flowers or fruit well or prolifically.
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A new work by alan bennett is like a shy plant that only flowers every now and then, but when it do…
verb(especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement.
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Their horses shied at the unfamiliar sight
nounA sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.
nounAn act of flinging or throwing something at a target.
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Non-striker gordon webster, running to the danger end, would have been well short of safety had the…
adjectiveUncomfortable with other people and unwilling to talk to them
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He was too shy to ask her to dance with him., she smiled shyly., they have no shyness about telling…
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Word origin
late 18th century: of unknown origin.
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