You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for November 8.

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Today’s word is shy, spelled s-h-y.

shy /ʃaɪ/

shy (away) from phrasal verb

to avoid doing or dealing with something because you are not confident enough or you are worried or nervous about it

They criticized the leadership, but shied away from a direct challenge.

She shies away from making any predictions.

I've never shied away from hard work.

shy /ʃaɪ/ ●●○ adjective

especially American English to have less than a particular amount of something

The bill was four votes shy of a majority.

Jessica died Monday. She was one week shy of her 13th birthday.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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