Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shying away from

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
shy-ing -away from
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of shy away from

Questions

What does shying away from mean?
present participle and gerund of shy away from

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