Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shy away from

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
shy -away from
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To avoid out of fear or caution.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

shies away from (present, singular) shying away from (participle, present) shied away from (participle, past) shied away from (past)

Questions

What does shy away from mean?
To avoid out of fear or caution.

How to pronounce shy away from

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