present participle of shy

The act of one who shies or turns aside in fear.

Easily frightened; timid. / Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach. / Cautious; wary; suspicious. / (informal) Short, insufficient or less than. / Embarrassed.

An act of throwing. / A place for throwing. / 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.

(intransitive) To avoid due to caution, embarrassment or timidness. / (intransitive) To jump back in fear. / (transitive) To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling.

plural of shying

plural of Shy

A surname.

to draw back in fear, cringe, back down

present participle of shy away