Scaredy-cat Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

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“Wow, Althea. Little noises got you nervous? Guess you’re the scaredy-cat you always were.”

From Literature

During wilderness orientation in Canada, Naomi said she was the "biggest scaredy-cat - I vocalised my nerves" and thinks this made others write her off.

From BBC

“Ava’s a scaredy-cat of any loud noises,” said Rori Chang, who was there with her golden retriever.

From Seattle Times

That teasing quality, though sometimes charming — and often, if you are a scaredy-cat, a relief from the hard-core jolts — is the giveaway that “Grey House” should not be taken too seriously, regardless of its allusions to real-world horror of the past and present.

From New York Times

French winger Ousmane Dembele, for example, is a scaredy-cat, according to teammate Randal Kolo Muani, who said Dembele is frightened by the strays that roam the 33 acres surrounding France’s resort hotel in Doha.

From Los Angeles Times