[{"word":"shying","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To avoid due to timidness or caution.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I shy away from investment opportunities I don't understand."},{"definition":"To jump back in fear.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The horse shied away from the rider, which startled him so much he shied away from the horse."},{"definition":"To throw sideways with a jerk; to fling","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"shy a slipper"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of one who shies or turns aside in fear.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shy","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shying"]}]