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adj. blyg; försiktig; misstänksam, rädd; för lite av, brist på--------n. kast, släng; försök (bildligt); gliring (slang)--------v. skygga för; rygga tillbaka; kasta, slänga* * *1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) blyg2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) blyg3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) skygg2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) skygga- shyly- shyness
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shied — past of shy * * * /shuyd/, v. pt. and pp. of shy. * * * shied «shyd», verb. a past tense and past participle of shy: »The horse shied and threw the rider. He had never shied like that before. * * * [shīd] past and past participle of shy II * * *… … Useful english dictionary
shied — I. /ʃaɪd / (say shuyd) verb past tense and past participle of shy1. II. /ʃaɪd / (say shuyd) verb past tense and past participle of shy2 …
shy — I. adjective (shier or shyer; shiest or shyest) Etymology: Middle English schey, from Old English scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off Date: before 12th century 1. easily frightened ; timid 2. disposed to avoid a person or thi … New Collegiate Dictionary
shy — shy1 adjective (shyer, shyest) 1》 nervous or timid in the company of other people. ↘(shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do. ↘[in combination] having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy. ↘(of a wild animal) reluctant to remain… … English new terms dictionary
shy — I. /ʃaɪ / (say shuy) adjective (shyer or shier, shyest or shiest) 1. bashful; retiring. 2. easily frightened away; timid. 3. suspicious; distrustful: once bitten, twice shy. 4. reluctant; wary. 5. short: shy of funds. 6. Colloquial failing to pay …
shy — Ⅰ. shy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (shyer, shyest) 1) nervous or timid in the company of other people. 2) (shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do. 3) (in combination ) having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy. 4) … English terms dictionary
shyly — Ⅰ. shy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (shyer, shyest) 1) nervous or timid in the company of other people. 2) (shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do. 3) (in combination ) having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy. 4) … English terms dictionary
shyness — Ⅰ. shy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (shyer, shyest) 1) nervous or timid in the company of other people. 2) (shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do. 3) (in combination ) having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy. 4) … English terms dictionary
shy — 1. adjective /ʃaɪ/ a) Easily frightened; timid. a shy bird. b) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach. He is very shy with strangers. Ant: brazen … Wiktionary
shy — [[t]ʃa͟ɪ[/t]] shyer, shyest, shies, shying, shied 1) ADJ GRADED A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She was a shy, quiet spoken girl... She was a shy and retiring person off stage... He is painfully shy of… … English dictionary
shy — I UK [ʃaɪ] / US adjective Word forms shy : adjective shy comparative shier superlative shiest * 1) a) nervous and embarrassed in the company of other people, especially people who you do not know Archie was shy and awkward. I d love to meet her… … English dictionary