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shy meaning in Urdu

شرمگیں śarmgī̃

/ʃaɪ/

shy in Urdu: شرمگیں (śarmgī̃). In English, shy means easily frightened; timid.

Urdu words for shy

shy, blushing
شرمگیں śarmgī̃

English meaning of shy

  1. adjective Easily frightened; timid.
  2. adjective Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
  3. adjective Cautious; wary; suspicious.
  4. adjective Short, insufficient or less than.

Full definition of shy

shy in a sentence

  • He is very shy with strangers.
  • By our count your shipment came up two shy of the bill of lading amount.
  • It is just shy of a mile from here to their house.

Synonyms of shy

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Questions about shy in Urdu

What is the meaning of shy in Urdu?
Shy in Urdu is شرمگیں (śarmgī̃).
shy کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Shy: شرمگیں (śarmgī̃).
What does shy mean in English?
Shy means easily frightened; timid.

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Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “shy”: شرمگیں. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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