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shies away from

shies away from is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shy away from.

Meaning of shy away from

Verb

shy away from (third-person singular simple present shies away from, present participle shying away from, simple past and past participle shied away from)

  1. To avoid out of fear or caution.
    • The Conan O’Brien-penned half-hour has the capacity to rip our collective hearts out the way the cute, funny bad girl next door does to Bart when she reveals that her new boyfriend is Jimbo Jones, but the show keeps shying away from genuine emotion in favor of jokes that, while overwhelmingly...2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club

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What is shies away from the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shies away from is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shy away from.

Words near shies away from in the dictionary

  1. shiels
  2. shier
  3. shiers
  4. shies
  5. shies away
  6. shies away from
  7. shiest
  8. shiester
  9. shiesters
  10. shiestier
  11. shiesties

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