American English pronunciation

How to pronounce shier

IPA transcription: ['ʃaɪɚ]

Hear “shier” pronounced

['ʃaɪɚ]

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['ʃaɪɚ]

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Adjective

  • lacking self-confidence

    “stood in the doorway diffident and abashed”

    “problems that call for bold not timid responses”

    “a very unsure young man”

Adjective

  • short

    “eleven is one shy of a dozen”

  • wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things

    “shy of strangers”

Usage examples

  • Five of them were cashiered out of the army.
  • She'd make a good wife for the cashier.
  • A dozen captains were tried by court-martial and cashiered.
  • The position cashier was replaced by a local bank director.
  • She'd make a good wife for the cashier.
  • The convenience store manager was mad at the unfriendly cashier.
  • She'd make a good wife for the cashier.
  • A woman paying a cashier
  • The convenience store manager was mad at the unfriendly cashier.
  • Cashier's got your check.