English - Turkish
Definition of gun-shy in English Turkish dictionary
- evhamlı
- silah utangaç
- vesveseli
- ürkek
- evhamlı
- silâh sesinden korkan
- gunshy
- silah sesinden korkmuş
- gunshy
- silâh sesinden ürken
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English - English
Definition of gun-shy in English English dictionary
- Afraid of guns, or the noise they make
- If someone is gun-shy, they are nervous or afraid. The electric-power industry is gun-shy about building more large plants
- gunshy
- Being afraid to use a gun
- gunshy
- Frightened by the sound of gunfire
- gunshy
- {s} frightened of a gun, frightened by the sound of a gun being fired; distrustful, wary, hesitant
- gunshy
- Fearing the consequences of repeating an act, especially after being reprimanded
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gun-shy
Pronunciation
Etymology
[ -"shI ] (adjective.) 1884. From gun + shy.Resimler
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