English

Etymology
Old English sceoh

Pronunciation
IPA|/�aɪ/
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rhymes|aɪ

Adjective
en-adj|shier or shyer|shiest or shyest

1. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
2. Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
3. Cautious; wary; suspicious.
4. Short, insufficient or less than.

#:It is just shy of a mile from here to their house.

Synonyms
reserved
bashful
timid
demure

Antonyms
brazen
bold
audacious

Translations
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Arabic: ARchar|خج�� IPAchar|(�ajú:l)
Czech: plachý m
Chinese: 害�� (hàixiū de), ��� (mi�ntian de)
Danish: sky (1), genert (2), undselig (2), vagtsom (3)
Dutch: verlegen, schuchter, schuchtere, gegeneerd, gegeneerde
Finnish: arka (1), ujo (2), vajaa (3)
French: timide
German: schüchtern
Hungarian: félénk
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Hebrew: ���ש� (bayshan)
Italian: timido
Japanese: ������� (hazukashi gari no)
Korean: ��� (sujubeun)
Kurdish: KUchar|ش��ر��
Portuguese: tímido
Russian: за��ен�ив�й (zastén�ivyj)
Somali: xishood
Spanish: tímido
Swedish: blyg
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Verb
en-verb|shies|shying|shied

1. intransitive To avoid due to timidness or caution.

#:I shy away from investment opportunities I don't understand.

1. intransitive To jump back in fear.

#:The horse shied away from the rider, which startled him so much he shied away from the horse.

1. transitive to throw a ball or other missile at a target

Translations
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Danish: vige
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trans-top|throw a ball
Danish: kaste, smide
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Noun
en-noun|shies

1. act of throwing
2. place for throwing

#:coconut shy

Translations
trans-top|act of throwing
Danish: kast
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trans-top|place for throwing
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Category:English intransitive verbs

fr:shy
gl:shy
io:shy
it:shy
ku:shy
ja:shy
pl:shy
ru:shy
fi:shy
ta:shy
te:shy
vi:shy
zh:shy

• 2007-12-13 18:18 - VolkovBot - robot Adding: [[gl:shy]]

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