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Shying vs Hying - What's the difference?

shying | hying |

As verbs the difference between shying and hying

is that shying is present participle of lang=en while hying is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between shying and hying

is that shying is the act of one who shies or turns aside in fear while hying is haste.

shying

English

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who shies or turns aside in fear.
  • * 1895 , Popular Science (volume 47, number 24, July 1895, page 342)
  • Not that there is anything really inexplicable in these odd directions of childish fear, any more than in the unpredictable shyings of the horse.

    hying

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (-)
  • haste