Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

head shy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: head- shy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Disposed to evade having one's head touched.

Example Sentences

"And as a few strokes on the nose will make a puppy head shy, so a few rebuffs will make a boy shy all over."
"But let's say the horse is neither head shy, nor rank, and you can bridle him without fuss."
"When we climb up to ride the horse, if we have not taken care of any fear he may have of our touching his ears, and we reach down to pet him while we're on his back, he may get scared and begin bucking, because he is head shy."

Inflected Forms

more head shy (comparative) most head shy (superlative) headshy (alternative) head-shy (alternative)

Questions

What does head shy mean?: Disposed to evade having one's head touched.

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