shying

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English

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Etymology

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From shy +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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shying

  1. present participle and gerund of shy

Noun

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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.