Meaning & use
shied away
Avoided something out of fear, nervousness, or reluctance, often by drawing back from it.
See it in a sentence
He shied away from public speaking after an embarrassing moment in school.
The horse shied away from the loud fireworks in the distance.
A note on using this word
"Shy away from" is the base phrasal verb; "shied" is its past tense, usually followed by "from" plus a noun or gerund.
Words with a similar meaning
flinchedrecoiled
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Words with an opposite meaning
embracedconfronted
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