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   gun-shy

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   • 1. (especially of a hunting dog) alarmed at the firing of a gun.
   • ▪ (of a person) nervous and apprehensive: "she's still gun-shy about new relationships"

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   What is a gun-shy person?

   • hesitant, wary, or distrustful, especially because of previous unpleasant experience. France wants to lead the effort jointly with Britain, but the U.K., also gun-shy after the Iraq war, backs the NATO tack. Attorney General Eric Holder says it will be a priority; Speaker Nancy Pelosi so far has been gun-shy about taking on the issue.

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   What is a Gun Shy Dog?

   • Gun shy – a dog that fears loud noises, in particular the sound of gunfire. GWT – gundogs that have GWT after their name have been involved in working gundog tests. These gun dogs have only handled canvas dummies and may have never handled live game.

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   What is Gun-Shy adjective?

   • (especially of a dog) nervous and scared at the sound of a gunshot Definition of gun-shy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is a gun-shy investor?

   • Gun-shy investors in Wall Street, and elsewhere too, will have nothing of them. Gun-shy definition: frightened by the sound of a gunshot. See examples of GUN-SHY used in a sentence.

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   Dec 9, 2022 · The meaning of GUN-SHY is afraid of loud noise (such as that of a gun).

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGUN-SHY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   not doing something immediately or quickly, usually after something bad happens, because you are nervous or not certain that it will happen again : After the crash, investors were gun-shy about putting their money into the stock market.

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   Gun-shy definition: frightened by the sound of a gunshot. See examples of GUN-SHY used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › gun-shyGUN-SHY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   not doing something immediately or quickly, usually after something bad happens, because you are nervous or not certain that it will happen again : After the crash, investors were gun-shy about putting their money into the stock market.

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   gun-shy (about something/about doing something) (especially North American English) very careful or anxious about doing something, because of a previous bad experience. Since last summer, Horace has been gun-shy about swimming in the lake.

8. en.thefreedictionary.com › gun-shyGun-shy - definition of gun-shy by The Free Dictionary

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   Define gun-shy. gun-shy synonyms, gun-shy pronunciation, gun-shy translation, English dictionary definition of gun-shy. adj. 1. Afraid of loud noise, such as that of gunfire. 2. Extremely distrustful or wary. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGUN-SHY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. frightened by the sound of a gunshot. a gun-shy hunting dog.