shy
shahy
- n a quick throw
he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman - v start suddenly, as from fright
- v throw quickly
- a lacking self-confidence
- s short
eleven is one shy of a dozen - s wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
shy of strangers
- A few months shy of her 12th birthday, Margaret Simon is starting school in a new town and asking God some serious questions.
- Diana: Life of a Princess From a shy bride to a passionate campaigner, the Princess of Wales didn't just transform herself -- she changed a country.
- While normally shy people would continue to try, and eventually succeed, in connecting with others, cynically shy individuals internalize the rejection and alienate themselves.