2 Verbs to Use for the Word shying

I named him "O.K." After a week I changed to "N.G." After he had run away, and no one would buy him, "D.B." At last I succeeded in exchanging this shying and dangerous creature for a melancholy, overworked mare at a livery stable.

Such was the occupation of the small boy, Deputy, night after night, week after week, month after month, during the year when we catch a glimpse of him, and it is reasonable to suppose that the remainder of his life, after we lose sight of him was spent, in making a cock-shy of everything that came in his way, whether Durdles or inanimate objects.

2 Verbs to Use for the Word  shying