shyly meaning

Definition of shyly

1. in a shy or timid or bashful manner
   • he smiled shyly

   Synonyms: timidly, bashfully

   Related forms: shy

shyly in a sentence

• Michael blushed and shyly kissed Linda's cheek.
• The girl laughed merrily, and then, rather shyly, she thanked him.
• Robert shyly apologized on Sandra's behalf.
• She glanced shyly at the young man.
• Michael shyly covered his face.

How to pronounce shyly

shyly is pronounced /ˈʃaɪli/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with shyly

• wily
• dryly
• wryly
• highly
• kiley
• kylie
• slyly
• smiley