American English pronunciation
How to pronounce shier
IPA transcription: ['ʃaɪɚ]
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Adjective
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lacking self-confidence
“stood in the doorway diffident and abashed”
“problems that call for bold not timid responses”
“a very unsure young man”
Adjective
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short
“eleven is one shy of a dozen”
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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.