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shy BrE / ʃaɪ /  NAmE / ʃaɪ / Native audio playback is not supported. shy(adjective)BrE / ʃaɪ /  NAmE / ʃaɪ / nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other peoplesynonym timidhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/timida quiet, shy manDon'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.showing that somebody is nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other peoplea shy smileeasily 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 of saying so.lacking the amount that is neededHe died before Christmas, only a month shy of his 90th birthday.We are still two players shy (of a full team).avoiding or not liking the thing mentionedcamera-shy (= not liking to be photographed)He's always been work-shy.Extra ExamplesHe is a naturally shy, retiring man.I was a bit shy of them at first.Please don’t be shy—I won’t eat you!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.Don’t be shy—come and say hello.He gave a shy little smile.She felt suddenly shy as the large crowd fell silent.She was a shy, retiring girl.Word 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) a quiet, shy mandon'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

Word	shy
WordType	(adjective)
Phonetic	BrE / ʃaɪ / NAmE / ʃaɪ /
Example	a quiet, shy man 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	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=shy
Content	shy (adjective)BrE / ʃaɪ / NAmE / ʃaɪ / nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people synonym timid https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/timid a quiet, shy man 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. showing that somebody is nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people a shy smile 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 of saying so. lacking the amount that is needed He died before Christmas, only a month shy of his 90th birthday. We are still two players shy (of a full team). avoiding or not liking the thing mentioned camera-shy (= not liking to be photographed) He's always been work-shy. Extra Examples He is a naturally shy, retiring man. I was a bit shy of them at first. Please don’t be shy—I won’t eat you! 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. Don’t be shy—come and say hello. He gave a shy little smile. She felt suddenly shy as the large crowd fell silent. She was a shy, retiring girl. 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.
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Shy ʃaɪ Shy—Come I People Don’t Adjective Bre

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