ürkek (hayvan)

Turkish - English

Definition of ürkek (hayvan) in Turkish English dictionary

shy

Easily frightened; timid

a shy bird.

Cautious; wary; suspicious

throw quickly start suddenly, as from fight wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"

easily startled or frightened

A sudden start aside, as by a horse

When a horse shies, it moves away suddenly, because something has frightened it. Llewelyn's stallion shied as the wind sent sparks flying

place for throwing

a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman" throw quickly start suddenly, as from fight wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers" easily startled or frightened

Short, insufficient or less than

lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"

A side throw; a throw; a fling

{f} move suddenly; draw away suddenly, recoil; throw quickly, fling, toss

A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She was a shy and retiring person off-stage He is painfully shy of women. + shyly shy·ly The children smiled shyly. + shyness shy·ness Eventually he overcame his shyness

A number or amount that is just shy of another number or amount is just under it. a high-school dropout rate just shy of 53% = short of. shied shying shies if a horse shies, it makes a sudden movement away from something because it is frightened

Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach

To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; said especially of horses

To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper

Related Terms

ürkek hayvan

shy

Hyphenation

ür·kek (hay·van)