shying

English

Etymology

shy +‎ -ing

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ

Verb

shying

  1. present participle and gerund of shy

Noun

shying (plural shyings)

  1. 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.
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