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synonyms for shied
- avert
- bypass
- dodge
- escape
- evade
- fend off
- shun
- sidestep
- ward off
- abstain
- circumvent
- deflect
- desist
- ditch
- divert
- duck
- elude
- eschew
- flee
- hide
- jump
- obviate
- recoil
- shake
- shirk
- shy
- skip
- skirt
- weave
- withdraw
- circumlocute
- cold-shoulder
- fake out
- give the slip
- hold off
- keep clear
- lay low
- run for cover
- shake and bake
- shake off
- shrink from
- shuffle off
- skip out on
- skip town
- stay away
- stay out
- steer clear of
- step aside
- turn aside
- flinch
- hesitate
- recoil
- refuse
- resist
- turn down
- cramp
- crimp
- demur
- desist
- dodge
- evade
- shirk
- shy
- shrink from
- boggle
- demur
- doubt
- falter
- fret
- gag
- hesitate
- question
- shy
- stick
- stickle
- stumble
- vacillate
- waver
- worry
- be loath
- be reluctant
- be unwilling
- have qualms
- think twice about
- despise
- disdain
- eschew
- neglect
- pass up
- refuse
- reject
- scorn
- snub
- bilk
- cold-shoulder
- cut
- decline
- ditch
- dodge
- double
- duck
- elude
- escape
- evade
- shake
- shy
- stall
- get around
- give a wide berth
- give the runaround
- have no part of
- have nothing to do with
- hide out
- keep away from
- keep clear of
- palm off
- shake off
- stand aloof from
- stay shy of
- steer clear of
- turn back on
- bunt
- deliver
- drive
- fire
- fling
- flip
- force
- heave
- hurl
- lift
- lob
- pitch
- push
- put
- send
- shove
- start
- thrust
- bandy
- barrage
- bombard
- buck
- butt
- cant
- cast
- catapult
- chuck
- dash
- discharge
- dislodge
- fell
- flick
- floor
- impel
- lapidate
- launch
- overturn
- overwhelm
- peg
- pellet
- pelt
- pepper
- precipitate
- project
- scatter
- shower
- shy
- sling
- splatter
- spray
- sprinkle
- stone
- strew
- toss
- tumble
- unhorse
- unseat
- upset
- volley
- waft
- fling off
- let fly
- let go
- back off
- blanch
- cower
- cringe
- flinch
- grimace
- recoil
- blench
- dodge
- duck
- jib
- quail
- shrink
- shy
- start
- swerve
- turn
- make a face
- drop
- boot
- bung
- chuck
- drive
- fire
- fling
- heave
- hurl
- impel
- launch
- lob
- peg
- pitch
- project
- shed
- shy
- sling
- thrust
- toss
- abandon
- can
- cast
- desert
- discard
- ditch
- eject
- fire
- fling
- flip
- forsake
- heave
- hurl
- jettison
- junk
- launch
- pitch
- quit
- reject
- relinquish
- renounce
- scrap
- shed
- shy
- sling
- slough
- toss
- eighty-six
- give the heave-ho
- cower
- kneel
- quiver
- tremble
- wince
- blench
- crawl
- crouch
- dodge
- duck
- grovel
- quail
- shrink
- shy
- start
- stoop
- draw back
- eat dirt
- deny
- dismiss
- refuse
- reject
- abjure
- abstain
- avoid
- balk
- bypass
- demur
- desist
- disapprove
- forbear
- forgo
- gainsay
- nix
- refrain
- renounce
- reprobate
- repudiate
- shy
- spurn
- beg to be excused
- don't buy
- not accept
- not hear of
- not think of
- pass on
- send regrets
- turn down
- turn thumbs down
- avert
- bend
- cover up
- divert
- hook
- pivot
- ricochet
- slip
- swerve
- veer
- whip
- curve
- deviate
- disperse
- diverge
- fend
- parry
- sheer
- shy
- sidetrack
- slew
- twist
- wheel
- whirl
- wind
- glance off
- hold off
- keep off
- volte-face
- hesitate
- vacillate
- waver
- balk
- cavil
- challenge
- combat
- complain
- deprecate
- disapprove
- dispute
- doubt
- fight
- object
- oppose
- pause
- protest
- pussyfoot
- refuse
- remonstrate
- resist
- scruple
- shy
- stick
- stickle
- strain
- hem and haw
- take exception
- wait and see
- depart
- differ
- diverge
- vary
- veer
- aberrate
- avert
- bend
- contrast
- deflect
- digress
- divagate
- drift
- err
- part
- shy
- swerve
- turn
- wander
- angle off
- bear off
- bend the rules
- break pattern
- circumlocate
- depart from
- edge off
- get around
- go amiss
- go haywire
- go off on tangent
- go out of control
- go out of way
- leave beaten path
- not conform
- swim against stream
- take a turn
- turn aside
- balk
- contradict
- demur
- differ
- argue
- buck
- decline
- disaccord
- discord
- divide
- object
- oppose
- pettifog
- protest
- refuse
- shy
- stickle
- vary
- wrangle
- break with
- fly in the face of
- put up a fight
- put up an argument
- say not a chance
- say nothing doing
- say no way
- bend
- bow
- crouch
- dive
- dodge
- elude
- escape
- evade
- shun
- sidestep
- bob
- dip
- double
- fence
- lower
- lurch
- parry
- plunge
- shirk
- shy away
- stoop
- submerge
- move to side
- baffle
- confound
- dodge
- evade
- flee
- foil
- frustrate
- outrun
- outwit
- puzzle
- shun
- stall
- stonewall
- thwart
- bilk
- circumvent
- ditch
- double
- duck
- eschew
- fly
- shirk
- shuck
- shy
- stump
- beat around the bush
- be beyond someone
- cop out
- get around
- get away from
- give the runaround
- give the slip
- give wide berth to
- hem and haw
- not touch
- pass the buck
- pass up
- run around
- stay shy of
- steer clear of
- abandon
- avoid
- forgo
- forswear
- renounce
- shun
- shy away from
- swear off
- abjure
- abstain
- double
- duck
- elude
- evade
- refrain
- sacrifice
- shy
- give up
- have no truck with
- let well enough alone
- not touch
- steer clear of
- avoid
- bypass
- circumvent
- conceal
- deceive
- dodge
- elude
- escape
- fend off
- flee
- get around
- hide
- sidestep
- baffle
- balk
- cavil
- confuse
- decline
- double
- duck
- equivocate
- eschew
- fence
- fly
- fudge
- hedge
- lie
- parry
- pretend
- prevaricate
- pussyfoot
- shift
- shirk
- shuck
- shuffle
- shun
- shy
- tergiversate
- trick
- waffle
- beat around bush
- beg the question
- cop out
- give the runaround
- keep distance
- lay low
- lead on a merry chase
- pass up
- put off
- slip out
- sneak away
- steer clear of
- weasel
- anticipate
- avoid
- dread
- expect
- foresee
- shun
- suspect
- worry
- apprehend
- blanch
- cower
- crouch
- falter
- flinch
- fret
- quail
- quaver
- shrink
- shudder
- shy
- start
- tremble
- wilt
- be afraid
- be anxious
- be apprehensive
- be disquieted
- be frightened
- be in awe
- break out in a sweat
- dare not
- feel concern
- have butterflies
- have qualms
- lose courage
- dump
- heave
- hurl
- jerk
- lob
- sling
- cast
- catapult
- chuck
- fire
- launch
- peg
- pitch
- precipitate
- propel
- send
- shy
- toss
- let fly
- choke
- constrain
- muzzle
- suppress
- balk
- cork
- curb
- deaden
- demur
- garrote
- muffle
- obstruct
- quiet
- repress
- restrain
- shy
- squash
- squelch
- stifle
- still
- stumble
- throttle
- tongue-tie
- bottle up
- cork up
- keep the lid on
- put the lid on
- shut down
- tape up
- accept
- agree
- aid
- approve
- believe
- commend
- consent
- endorse
- give in
- go along
- help
- praise
- sanction
- support
- surrender
- abet
- aid
- assist
- clarify
- clear up
- encourage
- enlighten
- explain
- face
- help
- meet
- support
- attract
- confront
- encounter
- entice
- invite
- take on
- confront
- disclose
- divulge
- encounter
- expose
- face
- lay bare
- let out
- meet
- open
- reveal
- show
- stay
- tell
- uncover
- accept
- aid
- clear up
- enlighten
- explain
- help
- order
- organize
- release
- remain
- tell the truth
- take on
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How to use shied in a sentence
Several times she had startled antelope, and once her horse had shied at a rattlesnake coiled in the sunshine.
MYSTERY RANCHARTHUR CHAPMANLong grass bordered the road on either side, and Barrington's horse suddenly shied and became restive.
THE LIGHT THAT LURESPERCY BREBNERJack suddenly threw up his meditative head, shied, and stood upon his hind-legs.
ST. NICHOLAS, VOL. 5, NO. 5, MARCH, 1878VARIOUSHis appearance was so startling that the colt shied, and in less than five seconds we were all piled in the ditch.
THE RED COW AND HER FRIENDSPETER MCARTHURBut it struck Farnsworth, as he said afterward, that the boy "shied" a little.
THE CALICO CATCHARLES MINER THOMPSONOnly you stood by me and Walker shied, so he can face the mob and the music, and we'll clear.
COLONIAL BORNG. FIRTH SCOTTHis horse shied and tried to turn back, but Tony kept him going.
COLONIAL BORNG. FIRTH SCOTTThen, the next night, he walked down Philmore Street, and shied the package onto the lawn so that it would be near the door.
FLAPPERS AND PHILOSOPHERSF. SCOTT FITZGERALDMiss Fox obligingly unfastened the frying-pan, and shied it, quoit-like, down the table to her hostess.
THE OPEN QUESTIONELIZABETH ROBINSThen a man came out of an adjacent hut and shied knobsticks into the lot, dispersing them with many a pained yell.
A FRONTIER MYSTERYBERTRAM MITFORD