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shy
adjective
noun
verb
wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
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ʃaɪ
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adjective
wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
“shy of strangers”
adjective
lacking self-confidence
“stood in the doorway diffident and abashed”
adjective
short
“eleven is one shy of a dozen”
noun
a quick throw
“he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman”
verb
throw quickly
verb
start suddenly, as from fright
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Example Sentences
shy of strangers
stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
problems that call for bold not timid responses
a very unsure young man
eleven is one shy of a dozen
he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman
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