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Revision as of 13:36, 28 July 2023
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ
Verb
shying
- present participle and gerund of shy
Noun
shying (plural shyings)
- The act of one who shies or turns aside in fear.
- 1895 July, Popular Science, volume 47, number 24, page 342:
- Not that there is anything really inexplicable in these odd directions of childish fear, any more than in the unpredictable shyings of the horse.