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- pronunciation:
- kweIl
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
quails, quailing, quailed |
| definition: |
to show signs of great fear, as by shrinking back, cowering, or shaking.
The children quailed as the fearsome figure approached.- synonyms:
- blench, cower, cringe, flinch, quake
- similar words:
- funk, quiver, recoil, shrink, shy, tremble, wince
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| related words: |
dread, fear, quake, startle |
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