What is meaning of shy?

Answer 1

Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird., Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach., Cautious; wary; suspicious., To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses., To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper., A sudden start aside, as by a horse., A side throw; a throw; a fling.