shy
/ʃaɪ/ sustantivo C2En español: lanzamiento, espantada
- An 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.
Plural shies
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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What made you so shy of me, when you first called, and afterwards dined here?
For the first time shy, quiet Matthew Cuthbert was a person of central importance; the white majesty of death had fallen on him and set him apart as one crowned.
“I’m shy on one word, lady.
Since her being at Lambton, she had heard that Miss Darcy was exceedingly proud; but the observation of a very few minutes convinced her that she was only exceedingly shy.
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