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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hood-shy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
hood-shy
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a bird of prey: reluctant to wear a hood (as part of its training).

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does hood-shy mean?
Of a bird of prey: reluctant to wear a hood (as part of its training).

How to pronounce hood-shy

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