English Explanatory Dictionary

shy away

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. to draw back in fear, cringe, back down

Word forms

shy away shies away shying away shied away

Etymology

shy + away.

Synonyms

blench flinch

Related words

shy away from
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