Definitions
Backing away suddenly or nervously.
Word origin
From shy + -ing.
Used in a sentence
“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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01“Backing away nervously”6 letters
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