shies in English
noun
1
a sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.
2
an act of flinging or throwing something at a target.
Non-striker Gordon Webster, running to the danger end, would have been well short of safety had the shy at the stumps been on target.
verb
1
(especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement.
His horse shied to the right, making room on the path for the newcomer.
2
fling or throw (something) at a target.
he tore the glasses off and shied them at her
Use "shies" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "shies" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "shies", or refer to the context using the word "shies" in the English Dictionary.
1. He shies at every sound!
2. He always paints ships against a background of stormy shies.
3. Synonyms for Cringes include shrinks, recoils, flinches, blenches, quails, shies, cowers, winces, crouches and dodges