shying
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ
Verb
[edit]shying
- present participle and gerund of shy
Noun
[edit]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.