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(shied) 1 syllables

Definition

verb. Past tense of 'shy'; to start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement.

Example Sentence

The horse shied at the sudden movement in the bushes.

More Example Sentences

He shied away from the spotlight, preferring to work behind the scenes.

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Rhymes

  • bide
  • bride
  • chide
  • clyde
  • cried
  • died
  • dried
  • dyed
  • eid
  • eide
  • eyed
  • fide
  • flied
  • fried
  • glide
  • guide
  • guyed
  • heid
  • heide
  • hide
  • hyde
  • i'd
  • ide
  • lide
  • lied
  • lyde
  • pied
  • plied
  • pride
  • pried
  • pryde
  • ride
  • scheid
  • schmied
  • schneid
  • seid
  • seide
  • shied
  • side
  • sighed
  • slide
  • snide
  • spied
  • stride
  • syed
  • tide
  • tied
  • tried
  • vide
  • vied
  • why'd
  • wide
  • wyden

  • abide
  • allied
  • applied
  • aside
  • astride
  • belied
  • beside
  • betide
  • cofide
  • collide
  • complied
  • confide
  • decide
  • decried
  • defied
  • denied
  • deride
  • divide
  • implied
  • inside
  • liquide
  • macbride
  • mcbride
  • mcbryde
  • misguide
  • obeid
  • outside
  • pool-side
  • preside
  • provide
  • relied
  • replied
  • reside
  • retried
  • stateside
  • subside
  • supplied
  • untied
  • untried
  • upside
  • westside
  • worldwide

  • alongside
  • coincide
  • malahide
  • misapplied
  • nationwide
  • subdivide

  • oversupplied
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