Australian English Meaning of shy
shy
Other Australian English words related to shy
- timid
- scared
- fearful
- mouse
- Mousy
- scared
- scary
- terrified
- timid
- yellow
- alarmed
- anxious
- apprehensive
- chook
- chickenhearted
- Cowardy
- craven
- Faint-hearted
- fearsome
- gutless
- horrified
- jittery
- jumpy
- cowardly
- nervous
- panicked
- panicky
- Pusillanimous
- shocked
- skittish
- Spineless
- spooky
- startled
- tremulous
- spooked
- unheroic
- adventurous
- Audacious
- bold
- brave
- confident
- courageous
- Daring
- dashing
- fearless
- gallant
- bold
- hardy
- heroic
- intrepid
- undaunted
- brave
- venturesome
- adventurous
- assured
- dauntless
- determined
- firm
- heroic
- Game
- determined
- spirited
- staunch
- stout
- undeterred
- unflinching
- brave
- adventurous
- doughty
- game
- big-hearted
- Lionhearted
- self-assured
- self-confident
- gutsy
- stouthearted
- steadfast
Nearest Words of shy
Definitions and Meaning of shy in English
shy (n)
a quick throw
shy (v)
start suddenly, as from fright
throw quickly
shy (a)
lacking self-confidence
shy (s)
short
wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
shy (superl.)
Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
Cautious; wary; suspicious.
shy (a.)
To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.
Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players.
shy (v. t.)
To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.
shy (n.)
A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
A side throw; a throw; a fling.
FAQs About the word shy
shy
a quick throw, start suddenly, as from fright, throw quickly, lacking self-confidence, short, wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or thingsEasily fr
timid,scared,fearful,mouse,Mousy,scared,scary,terrified,timid,yellow
adventurous,Audacious,bold,brave,confident,courageous,Daring,dashing,fearless,gallant
shwan-pan => abacus, shwa => Schwa, shuttlewise => Shuttle-like, shuttlecork => Shuttlecock, shuttlecock fern => Shuttlecock fern,
