To retreat unwillingly and/or suddenly, often caused by sudden pain, shock, scare, fright, surprise, or similar.
1 The absence of any sort of guard railing made us shy back from the edge.
2 Would they have let the lads of Andernach float down cabbage-stalks to them without a shy back ?
3 Trapped beneath their heels, stretched shadows shy back from the flames, yet do not jump or dance.
4 It might appear strange that she does not shy back , on seeing him in company with another man.
5 Gulping air in horrified panic, Galina shied back from the woman.
6 Startled, she shied back , then opened her generous mouth, a bit like a fish.
7 Carlyle shied back as the Utopian reached for her throat.
8 He came so close that Racer shied back .
9 She shied back as though he'd slapped her.
10 Again, the tired roan shied back from the bleached bones of a traveller, picked clean by wolves.
11 The dog shied back , uncertain and frightened.
12 At first blinded, she shied back .
13 The leyaks shied back even farther.
14 Ever as he approaches it shies back , rearing and pitching to the full length and stretch of the bridle-rein.
15 The Allen shied back farther.
16 I shouted, as they shied back upon us, and two were caught and held fast- Iknownot by whom.
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