Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with shy in British Collocation
shy
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/ʃaɪ/
very
extremely
incredibly
painfully
terribly
very
The presence of female company always makes him painfully shy and speechless.
rather
fairly
a little
quite
rather
somewhat
She introduced her brother, an awkward and somewhat shy young man.
awkward
elusive
embarrassed
insecure
nervous
quiet
reserved
timid
He had a shy, reserved nature.