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shying

verb

Meaning

  1. To avoid due to timidness or caution.
  2. To jump back in fear.
  3. To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling
  4. The act of one who shies or turns aside in fear.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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