be shy's Usage Examples:

Olive is shown to be shy and reserved, a result of her largely absent parents — her mother is in India on a spiritual journey, and her father is missing the bee to work, late as usual.

Divers underwater have reported that great hammerheads tend to be shy or nonreactive toward humans.

Shihoko may be shy and frail, but she never gives up.

Barratt is known to be shy, quiet, and self-deprecating.

breed, sometimes reserved with strangers but should not be shy or showing timidness as per the AKC breed standard.

Romania, declared to the BBC: "I do not understand why the Romanians should be shy of marking what was fundamental for their history, because we don"t want.

"Are you an engineer? Then don"t be shy about it | Are you an engineer? Then don"t be shy about it | Corrinne Burns".

whereas their Japanese name comes from the verb "tereru" (照れる), meaning "to be shy".

Synonyms:

start, jump, startle,

Antonyms:

certain, unsure, uncertain, diffident,