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# shyly

«shyly» in Mova's school dictionary: **In a shy way — nervously and quietly, because you feel…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (shyly, more shyly, most shyly)

### meaning for a pupil

In a shy way — nervously and quietly, because you feel uncomfortable with other people or new things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shyly/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life, a new pupil might smile shyly on the first day. In stories, "shyly" shows a character's feelings: they are nervous, gentle or embarrassed. Phrases: smiled shyly, said shyly, looked away shyly.

### examples

- The new girl smiled shyly at the class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shyly/#x1)
- He shyly asked if he could join the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shyly/#x2)
- The puppy peeked out shyly from behind the sofa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shyly/#x3)
- She shyly handed the teacher a card. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shyly/#x4)
- The little boy looked shyly at his feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shyly/#x5)
- "Thank you," she said shyly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shyly/#x6)
- The brothers looked shyly at their mother's friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shyly/#x7)

### note

Spelling: shy + ly = shyly (keep the y). Also seen as "shily" in old books, but "shyly" is standard. Noun: shyness.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «shyly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shyly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.