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shy /ʃaɪ/ /ʃaɪ/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/s/shy/shy__/shy__us_1.mp3 shy(adjective)/ʃaɪ/ /ʃaɪ/nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other peopleSYNONYM timidhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/timidHe is not exactly the shy and retiring type.Don't be shy—come and say hello.She was too shy to ask anyone for help.As a teenager I was painfully shy.She's very shy with adults.a quiet, shy manExtra ExamplesShe was terribly shy around strangers.She went all shy and hid behind her mother.You don't have to be shy with me, you know.She felt suddenly shy as the large crowd fell silent.showing that somebody is nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other peoplea shy smilea shy grin/glancehis shy demeanour/temperamenteasily frightened and not willing to come near peopleThe panda is a shy creature.afraid of doing something or being involved in somethingThe band has never been shy of publicity.He disliked her and had never been shy about saying so.not having quite the amount that is needed to be something or to reach a particular figureWe are still two players shy (of a full team).He died before Christmas, only a month shy of his 90th birthday.The bill was just shy of $1 million.avoiding or not liking the thing mentionedSEE ALSO gun-shyhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gun-shycamera-shy (= not liking to be photographed)He's always been work-shy.to be unwilling to accept something or do something, and to try to avoid itSuccessive governments have fought shy of such measures.after an unpleasant experience you are careful to avoid something similarWord OriginOld English scēoh ‘(of a horse) easily frightened’, of Germanic origin; related to German scheuen ‘shun’, scheuchen ‘scare’; compare with eschew. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.

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(adjective) he is not exactly the shy and retiring type.don't be shy—come and say hello.she was too shy to ask anyone for help.as a teenager i was painfully shy. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=shy This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	shy
WordType	(adjective)
Phonetic	/ʃaɪ/ /ʃaɪ/
Example	he is not exactly the shy and retiring type. don't be shy—come and say hello. she was too shy to ask anyone for help. as a teenager i was painfully shy.
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/s/shy/shy__/shy__us_1.mp3
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=shy
Content	shy (adjective)/ʃaɪ/ /ʃaɪ/ nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people SYNONYM timid https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/timid He is not exactly the shy and retiring type. Don't be shy—come and say hello. She was too shy to ask anyone for help. As a teenager I was painfully shy. She's very shy with adults. a quiet, shy man Extra Examples She was terribly shy around strangers. She went all shy and hid behind her mother. You don't have to be shy with me, you know. She felt suddenly shy as the large crowd fell silent. showing that somebody is nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people a shy smile a shy grin/glance his shy demeanour/temperament easily frightened and not willing to come near people The panda is a shy creature. afraid of doing something or being involved in something The band has never been shy of publicity. He disliked her and had never been shy about saying so. not having quite the amount that is needed to be something or to reach a particular figure We are still two players shy (of a full team). He died before Christmas, only a month shy of his 90th birthday. The bill was just shy of $1 million. avoiding or not liking the thing mentioned SEE ALSO gun-shy https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gun-shy camera-shy (= not liking to be photographed) He's always been work-shy. to be unwilling to accept something or do something, and to try to avoid it Successive governments have fought shy of such measures. after an unpleasant experience you are careful to avoid something similar Word Origin Old English scēoh ‘(of a horse) easily frightened’, of Germanic origin; related to German scheuen ‘shun’, scheuchen ‘scare’; compare with eschew. The verb dates from the mid 17th cent.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Shy ʃaɪ People Adjective Retiring Type Shy—Come Teenager

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