Ronald Reagan

Let us be shy no longer. Let us go to our strength. Let us offer hope. Let us tell the world that a new age is not only possible but probable.

American President

Prabhu Deva

I'm very camera shy, but I realise it's important to promote films.

Indian Director

Allison Janney

I'm actually a pretty shy person in real life with new people.

American Actress

Nyjah Huston

I was really shy because I didn't have much of a social life.

American Athlete

Jeffrey Donovan

I'm very shy in real life; I can't really hit on girls.

American Actor

Fethullah Gulen

I grew up in a humble family with a shy personality.

Turkish Activist

Gurmeet Choudhary

I have been a shy guy throughout my life.

Indian Actor

Disha Patani

Indian Actress

Ryan Seacrest

American Entertainer

Gok Wan

British Author

Use 'shy' to describe someone in social settings where they're less talkative or nervous.

Social Context

'Shy' isn't an insult. It's neutral and describes a person's nature without criticism.

Not Negative

'Shy' as a verb often involves a physical and immediate reaction to fear or surprise.

Physical Reaction

'Shy away' is used when someone avoids doing something due to hesitation or fear.

Avoiding Confrontation

When something is 'shy' of a target, it's very close to but not quite reached it.

Almost There

This 'shy' often deals with numbers, like money or measurements, not reaching a point.

Commonly Quantitative

'Shy' can mean tossing something casually or without precise aim.

Casual Throwing

Using 'shy' to describe a throw implies a lack of concern or casualness.

Mild Disregard

 After all, they lasted forever and it really hurt to get them. For the Maori, those tattoos were an accepted mainstream tradition. If you shied away from the excruciating chiseling in of your moko design, your unfinished tattoo marked your cowardice. Today, unless you go the traditional route,

The history of tattoos -...

 I think all young foxes have a character both in wild and in captivity,And we see that they keep their, I can say the natural character is still there. They don't get like typical zoo animals. They keep their wild nature and they play around. Some are very bold and some are very shy.

Saving the Arctic Fox PIPE...

 I can see the pain, the anguish in his eyes. He walks in, he walks right past me, goes up to his room, slams the door, and I don't see him until the next day. He's not going to want to be photographed, he has zero self-esteem, this kid has such poor body image, and he's just so shy.

Rick Guidotti: From...

 week better two or three history school biology psychology have fun reading and talk to people who really know and I guarantee you if something truly important happens you will hear about it in time from your friends and don't be shy about discussing your news diet

Four reasons you should...

 disease the truth is that while batches dig holes where people don't want them and damage crops in pursuit of a meal they're shy and avoid human contact while the latest scientific research reveals that they're not the principal

It's a Badger Brawl PIPE...

 because of their size tapias have few natural predators but humans hunt them for their meat they're very very shy usually there must be absolutely no poaching in this forest because he's not afraid of me at all

Wild Tapir Caught On...

 nocturnal lifestyle aye eyes have become part of madagascar folklore they're feared and persecuted as the bringers of bad omens but in reality they're completely harmless very shy and gentle little creatures

Encouraging A New-Born...

 weather jim can easily lose sense of time under a tree like this he had his first encounter with one of the rarest and shyest creatures of the pine forest i was lying just on the ground and i

A Collection Of Spring...

 attacks by black bears are extremely rare black bears are usually timid creatures that shy away from humans the least likely animal one would expect an

Man Fights Bear PIPE...

 are very rare and notoriously shy of humans these irangs were filmed in a well-established nature reserve where they're used to the presence of humans

Shy

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