Speakur

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
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of an animal: reluctant to be petted on the head.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does head-shy mean?
Of an animal: reluctant to be petted on the head.

How to pronounce head-shy

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