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gun-shy
[ guhn-shahy ]
adjective
- frightened by the sound of a gunshot:
a gun-shy bird dog.
- hesitant, wary, or distrustful, especially because of previous unpleasant experience.
gun-shy
adjective
- afraid of a gun or the sound it makes
a gun-shy dog is useless for shooting
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ-n noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gun-shy1
First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences
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Defensively, it was a sound performance by Haney, largely because gun-shy Ramirez did so little.
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Will the physical and verbal Nacua be gun-shy about engaging defensive players?
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It makes sense that he is initially gun-shy having just ended a marriage, but his long-term passivity does not make him endearing.
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“The only guys who do wear them are the guys with eye injuries — they get a little gun-shy and wear them.”
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As I mentioned, the Democrats became gun-shy about intervention after Vietnam during the 1970s and 1980s.
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