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ADJECTIVE shy COMPARATIVE shyer SUPERLATIVE shyest

shy English

Meaning shy meaning

What does shy mean?
Definitions in simple English

shy Adjective

— When you are shy, you are easily frightened, afraid, or careful. He is usually shy around people. — If you are shy, you are embarrassed.

shy

— verb start suddenly, as from fright — adjective short eleven is one shy of a dozen — verb throw quickly — adjective wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things shy of strangers — noun a quick throw he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman — adjective (= diffident, timid, unsure) lacking self-confidence stood in the doorway diffident and abashed problems that call for bold not timid responses a very unsure young man

Synonyms shy synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as shy?

shy English » English

bashful timid ashamed modest coy embarrassed diffident timorous reserved fearful shamefaced afraid self-conscious throw retiring withdrawn shame reticent be ashamed wild unsociable skittish sheepish reluctant pusillanimous nervous indecisive fling demure be bashful abashed unsure toss startle pitch hesitant flip faint-hearted embarrass cowardly cautious cast be diffident anxious abash very shy person sullen sky skew silent

Topics shy topics

What do people use shy to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Shy, timid
Language and thought Soul, spirit

Personality
Language and thought Communication Say Voice

Speak little
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Save from trouble

Conjugation shy conjugation

How do you conjugate shy?

shy · verb

Examples shy examples

How do I use shy in a sentence?

Simple sentences

She feels very shy in the presence of the opposite sex.
That boy is really shy.
Tom was shy.
She's shy and doesn't talk much.
She's just a little shy.
I think Tom is shy.
Tom used to be shy.
Tom used to be very shy.
Tom must be shy.
Tom was one year shy of retirement.
Mary is shy and introverted.
Don't be shy about talking to the teacher; if you don't understand, use some initiative!
Generally, Japanese people are shy.
Bob was shy when he was a high school student.
He's very shy. He says he wants to see you.
I guess that the beautiful girl will say goodbye to the shy young man.
The shy pupil murmured his answer.
The shy boy murmured his name.
The shy boy was utterly embarrassed in her presence.
I love Ann all the more because she is shy.
Yes. She used to be a very shy girl.
I am a shy boy.
He was shy at first.
The fact is that my cat is shy.
That girl is far from being shy.
To tell the truth, he was rather a shy boy.
At first I felt a bit too shy to speak to her.
She used to be a very shy girl.
Do not be shy. Your pronunciation is more or less correct.

Movie subtitles

Oh, yes. Maureen was never shy of a good time.
You don't have to play shy with me, Henry.
You were less shy early on the scene.
I'm still shy one couple, and I just can't find an extra man.
At first you were so shy and so reserved and then this evening you were.
Just a bit shy.
Well, he's a very shy fellow.
Come, don't be shy, Doctor Childish.
And dragging me about like this I feel like a shy bride.
They're so shy.
I've never seen your granddaughter shy of publicity.
Start in with that watery-eyed sheriff. and that gun-shy, lady-fingered deputy of his.
He's just shy, Flora.
I'm sorry for shy people.
A poor and shy young man was going to work in a bank.
Thin or fat, small, tall or burly, handsome and chic, shy or even surly.
You're awfully shy for a lawyer.
You bet I'm shy. I'm a shyster lawyer.
They're young, they're fresh, and they're not shy.
He's shy. He'll be back tomorrow.
Once bitten, twice shy!
I see, you're not a shy boy.
He is notoriously shy, a shrinking violet.
You can always tell a honeymoon couple. They're so shy.
You don't need to be shy, I completely understand.
He's too shy.
But Mitsuko was like my older sister because I was so shy.
He's very shy and very retiring.
If he weren't so shy, I'd think he was cheating on me too.
He wore ocean blue trousers and I was so terribly shy.
Don't be shy!
You mustn't feel shy with me.
Oh, very noble, innocent, very, very shy. - Enough, Mademoiselle.
Well, this blouse is a little shy, but I have another that's more than just revealing. It's a revelation.
He's shy, can't talk to people, doesn't have fun.

News and current affairs

The US ought not to shy away from wider use of IMF Special Drawing Rights.
One might think that foreign investors would quake in terror at these terms and shy away from dollar-denominated assets.
The IMF has been criticized for burdening borrowers with unnecessary and sometimes perverse lending conditions, but its highly qualified staff has not been shy in blowing the whistle when it perceived domestic vulnerabilities in other countries.
Like North Korea, the Iranian government will not shy from a showdown over its nuclear program.
Why be surprised, then, that European firms shy away from labor and operate in a capital-intensive fashion.
The downside is this: Europe has high unemployment because firms shy away from hiring new workers.
French intellectuals, never shy of public posturing, are campaigning to give her French citizenship.
The problem is that today, ten years shy of when the 2015 goals are to be met, progress on the environment is alarmingly slow.
And it has not been shy about using its considerable operational autonomy.
Sarkozy believes in the efficiency of markets and will shy away from state intervention in the economy.
What the sorcerer's apprentices who want to work with Assad ignore is that they would most likely have a great deal of trouble, when the time comes, distancing themselves from an ally who would not be shy about claiming his share of the victory.
Today, China is not shy about showcasing its military capabilities and asserting itself on multiple fronts.
While the enormous volume of the bank debt implies that governments should shy away from socializing banking risks, it also suggests that only the banks' creditors could reasonably be asked to foot the bill without being overburdened.
This may transform what was once seen as an ordinary human variation - being shy, uptight, or melancholy - into a psychiatric problem.
The Global Times, however, has not been shy about advertising China's interest in establishing naval bases overseas.
Investors will not repeat that mistake: once bitten, twice shy.
And it has done so by relying on innovative measures that substitute its elastic balance sheet for those of over-extended governments, gun-shy private investors, and fleeing bank depositors.
He reminded his audience of the street fighting in Beirut in May 2008, and made clear that Hezbollah would not shy away from another fight if necessary.
Nor is Putin shy about his intentions in Syria.
While Europe's leaders shy away from the word, the reality is that much of the European Union is in depression.
The problem is that today, ten years shy of when the 2015 goals are to be met, progress on the environment is alarmingly slow. So much more is possible.
They are likely to shy from policies that raise the cost of energy.
I will not dwell on Tsipras's parliamentary alliance with the conspiracy-minded, right-wing Independent Greeks, whose leaders do not shy away from diatribes against homosexuals, Buddhists, Jews, and Muslims.
Putin's Russia is anything but shy when it comes to ethnic unity.
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