shyest

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adjective

  • Nervous or timid in the company of other people.
  • Less than; short of.
  • (of a plant) not bearing flowers or fruit well or prolifically.

verb

  • (especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement.
  • Fling or throw (something) at a target.

noun

  • A sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.
  • An act of flinging or throwing something at a target.