shy
An act of throwingAn act of throwing.
» Tom is rather shy, isn't he?
Том досить-таки сором'язливий, так?
Том доволі сором'язливий, так?
Meaning
7 sensesAn act of throwing.
A place for throwing.
coconut shy
A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.
(Scotland)A throw-in from the sidelines, using two hands above the head.
(Scotland)In shinty, the act of tossing the ball above the head and hitting it with the shaft of the caman to bring it back into play after it has been hit out of the field.
(archaic)A gibe; a sneer.
- a quick throw
Examples
832 sentencesTom is rather shy, isn't he?
Том досить-таки сором'язливий, так? — deniko
Tom is pretty shy, isn't he?
Том досить-таки сором'язливий, так? — deniko
Tom is quite shy, isn't he?
Том досить-таки сором'язливий, так? — deniko
deTom ist ziemlich schüchtern, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
Mary is a very shy girl.
Мері — дуже сором'язлива дівчина. — deniko
ruМэри очень застенчивая девушка. — odexed
deMaria ist ein sehr scheues Mädchen. — Yorwba
Tom is a very shy boy.
Том дуже сором'язливий хлопець. — deniko
ruТом очень застенчивый мальчик. — marafon
deTom ist ein sehr schüchterner Junge. — wolfgangth
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English shy (“shy”), from Old English sċēoh (“shy”), from Proto-West GermanicFrom Middle English shy (“shy”), from Old English sċēoh (“shy”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh (“shy, fearful”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, fearful”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian skjou (“shy”), Dutch schuw (“shy”), German scheu (“shy”), Danish sky (“shy”).
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Forms
plural: shiesWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- B1Feelings and character — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- too shy to
- was too shy
- was very shy
- as shy as
- shy to talk
- a bit shy
- a very shy
- shy boy
- a little shy
- shy to do
- is as shy
- bit shy