Shying Synonyms & Definitions

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• ShyingDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shy

• ShyDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (a.) Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players.
2. (n.) A side throw; a throw; a fling.
3. (a.) To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.
4. (superl.) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
5. (v. t.) To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.
6. (superl.) Cautious; wary; suspicious.
7. (superl.) Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
8. (n.) A sudden start aside, as by a horse.