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Meanings of very shy in English

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Usage of very shy in English
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The young girls and some of the young men were very shy.
Capt. W. F. Drannan, Chief of Scouts, As Pilot to Emigrant and G...
2
The four young people-Kepler ,Marius ,Nikki ,andMaria-hadall been very shy.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
3
You seemed very shy of them, when we came this way before.
The hobbit: or there and back again
4
You are not rude, Miss Goff; but I find you very shy.
Cashel Byron's Profession
5
Mr. Lincoln was in those days a very shy man of ladies.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Complete
6
He was like an octopus, I thought, scary-looking but really very shy.
We are all welcome here
7
She was a woman of few words and very shy and reserved.
The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
8
She was very shy of declaring herselfyet sometimes it must be done.
The Gold of Chickaree
9
She felt very shy of these companies of distinguished men and women.
Mary Gray
10
She seemed to be very shy of finding herself alone with him.
Chronicles of Avonlea
11
The wild creatures are very shy and only show themselves at night.
The Man of the Desert
12
The girl was very shy and would sit on her mother's lap.
A Little Girl in Old New York
13
She was very shy around everyone except her countrymen Tabori and Borzov.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
14
He's just very shy, and he truly knows nothing about real life.
The Tarn of Eternity
15
He is very shy, and wouldn't even tell me his last name.
Richard Dare's Venture; Or, Striking Out for Himself
16
But they are very shy girls and don't hardly speak to anybody.
The Rover Boys in Camp; or, The Rivals of Pine Island
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Very shy through the time
Very shy across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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