Definition of shy Shy

/ʃajˈ/ - [shay] - shy

We found 29 definitions of shy from 6 different sources.

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What does shy mean?

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Noun

Plural: shies

shy - a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
  throw the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"

Verb

shies, shying, shied  

shy - throw quickly
  throw throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"
shy - start suddenly, as from fright
  startle, start, jump to stimulate to action ; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action"

Adjective

shy, shier, shiest

shy - short; "eleven is one shy of a dozen"
  insufficient, deficient of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
shy - wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"
shy - lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
  diffident, timid, unsure
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • shy (superl.)
    Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
  • shy (superl.)
    Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
  • shy (superl.)
    Cautious; wary; suspicious.
  • shy (a.)
    To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.
  • shy (v. t.)
    To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.
  • shy (n.)
    A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
  • shy (n.)
    A side throw; a throw; a fling.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • shy
    (For a personality) characterized by being uncomfortable with having attention drawn to them, for example when introducing oneself or when speaking in front of an audience.
  • shy
    Lacking self-confidence.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • shy
    shī, adj. timid: reserved: cautious: suspicious: elusive, hard to find.—v.i. to start aside, as a horse from fear.—v.t. to avoid:—pa.t. and pa.p. shīed.—n. a sudden swerving aside.—advs. Shy′ly, Shi′ly.—ns. Shy′ness, Shī′ness (obs.); Shy′ster, a tricky lawyer.—Fight shy of (see Fight); Look shy at, or on, to regard with distrust. [A.S. sceóh; Ger. scheu, Dan. sky.]
  • shy
    shī, v.t. to fling, throw, toss.—v.i. to jerk.—n. a throw, a fling: a gibe, sneer: a trial

Part of speech

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  • shy, verb, present, 1st person singular of shy (infinitive).
  • shy, verb (infinitive).
  • shy, noun, singular of shies.
  • shy, adjective.

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