Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imp. & p. p. of
shy .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
shy .
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Examples
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In the early 1980s, one of his clients, Johnny Cash, invited the outgoing Mr. Neal, who never shied from a camera, to appear as a lawyer in the television movie "Murder in Coweta County."
James F. Neal, 81; lawyer won courtroom battles against Jimmy Hoffa and Watergate conspirators Matt Schudel 2010
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Even as he has shied from the spotlight, Gill has become one of the most generous and widest-reaching political benefactors in the country, and emblematic of a new breed of business-minded donor that is rapidly changing American politics.
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Even as he has shied from the spotlight, Gill has become one of the most generous and widest-reaching political benefactors in the country, and emblematic of a new breed of business-minded donor that is rapidly changing American politics.
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Jesse Helms, 86 He served five terms in the Senate, and he never shied from a Southern-fried filibuster to get what he wanted.
Remember Them Well 2008
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The NFL has not shied from the presence of religion in Jacksonville.
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Barnaby then shied from the fight, and Smith got four minutes for roughing. ...
USATODAY.com - Sharks whip Avs again for 2-0 series lead 2004
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I don't think he spoke real good English, so he kind of shied away from you when you were talking to him.
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People were just amazed because after he was diagnosed, he kind of shied away from the public eye.
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People were just amazed because after he was diagnosed, he kind of shied away from the public eye.
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He kind of shied away when I brought up the whole child support thing.
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