shying in English
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 "shying" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "shying" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "shying", or refer to the context using the word "shying" in the English Dictionary.
1. Soon, the horse will associate shying with a reprimand from his rider.
2. Synonyms for Blenching include recoiling, shrinking, flinching, wincing, cringing, quailing, shying, starting, shuddering and faltering
3. Many of the younger generation of mountain inhabitants are shying away from planting rice and are looking for employment in other areas.