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- pronunciation:
- shaI
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
shier, shyer, shiest, shyest |
| definition 1: |
When someone is shy, they feel a little afraid of talking with other people or letting other people look at them. Some people are always shy, but other people only feel shy sometimes.
Megan is shy and doesn't want to be in the class play.Mark used to be shy, but now he thinks it's fun to meet new people.
- synonyms:
- reserved, timid
- antonyms:
- confident
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| definition 2: |
If you are shy of certain things, they make you nervous. You get easily scared of them.
Amy has always been shy of dogs. She is afraid to get very near them.- synonyms:
- timid
- antonyms:
- bold
- similar words:
- fearful, nervous
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| definition 3: |
If you are shy of something, it means you don't have enough of it for some purpose. When a team is shy of players, it means that the team needs more players in order to play.
The club was shy of members so the leaders asked some more kids to join.- synonyms:
- lacking, short
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| related words: |
modest, private, suspicious |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
shies, shying, shied |
| definition: |
If a person or animal shies away from something, they move back or away from it because it scares them or makes them feel uncomfortable.
I tried to pet the cat, but it shied away.Kevin's grandmother tried to kiss him, but he shied away.- synonyms:
- shrink, start
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| related words: |
retreat |
| derivations: |
shyly (adv.), shyer (n.), shyness (n.) |
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