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shy2

Pronunciation: /ʃʌɪ/

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Definition of shy

verb (shies, shying, shied)

[with object]

fling or throw (something) at a target:he tore the spectacles off and shied them at her

noun (plural shies)

an act of flinging or throwing something at a target.

Phrases

have a shy at: try to hit something, especially with a ball or stone.; archaic attempt to do or obtain something: have a shy at putting the case to me; archaic jeer at:you are always having a shy at Lady Ann and her relations