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shying
verb
(shy)
to develop or show a dislike or distaste —usually used with from or away from
shying
verb
(shy)
to start suddenly aside through fright or alarm
shying
verb
(shy)
to make a sudden throw
shying
verb
(shy)
to throw (an object) with a jerk : fling
Words Related to
shying
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averse
,
shunning
,
refrained
,
ignoring
,
unfazed
,
flinch
,
avoided
,
shirking
,
straying
,
eschewing
,
sidestepping
,
ducking
,
toeing
,
underplaying
,
dissuaded
,
deterred
,
neglecting
,
misdirecting
,
fobbing
,
dodging
,
evading
,
treading
,
undaunted
,
faced
,
shrugging
,
skirting
,
distanced
,
downplay
,
hesitating
,
obfuscating
,
bridling
,
deflecting
,
shifting
,
relish
,
deviating
,
steered
,
resorting
,
abjuring
,
sloughed
,
overreacting
,
cowed
,
shouldering
,
stepping
,
disdaining
,
confronting
,
copping
,
sulking
,
tiptoed
,
broaching
,
forgetting
,
dogging
,
fazed
,
overplaying
,
embracing
,
heeding
,
parries
,
spooked
,
discouraged
,
turning
,
resisted
,
reacting
,
courting
,
dabbling
,
hoodwinks
,
pillories
,
spiting
,
skipping
,
disassociating
,
glossing
,
diverting
,
preferring
,
retreating
,
abandoning
,
disregarding
,
stomaching
,
chickening
,
daunted
,
henpecking
,
venturing
,
desisted
,
hogged
,
profiting
,
hounded
,
baulk
,
stalemating
,
scared
,
exaggerating
,
banishing
,
demurs
,
buffaloed
,
aren
,
shielded
,
coaxing
,
habituated
,
overlook
,
outweighing
,
getting
,
unburdened
,
overcompensate
,
detesting
,
shying
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