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shyings

shyings is the plural of shying.

Meaning of shying

Noun

shying (plural shyings)

  1. The act of one who shies or turns aside in fear.
    • Not that there is anything really inexplicable in these odd directions of childish fear, any more than in the unpredictable shyings of the horse.1895 July, Popular Science, volume 47, number 24, page 342

Questions about shyings

What is shyings the plural of?
Shyings is the plural of shying.

Words near shyings in the dictionary

  1. shyest
  2. shyful
  3. shying
  4. shying away
  5. shying away from
  6. shyings
  7. shyish
  8. Shykles
  9. Shyla
  10. shylock
  11. shylocked

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