Shy

"Shy" in Dutch

bedeesd

(embarrassed)

beschroomd

(embarrassed)

klein

(short, less than)

schuchter

(reserved)

schuw

(easily frightened)

verlegen

(reserved)

verlegen

(embarrassed)

verstandig

(cautious)

voorzichtig

(cautious)

aangooi

(act of throwing)

gooiplaats

(place for throwing)

gooiplek

(place for throwing)

worp

(act of throwing)

gooien

(to fling)

terugspringen

(to jump back in fear)

weggooien

(to fling)

werpen

(to fling)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.