Hear a word and type it out. How many can you get right?
TAKE THE QUIZThesaurus
“shy of”
The following 4 entries include the term shy of.
fight shy of
phraseto get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
fighting shy of
phraseto get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
fights shy of
phraseto get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
fought shy of
phraseto get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
