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Definitions for Quailing
[1] to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
[2] any small Old World gallinaceous game bird of the genus Coturnix and related genera, having a rounded body and small tail: family Phasianidae (pheasants)
[3] any of various similar and related American birds, such as the bobwhite
[4] (intr) to shrink back with fear; cower
Words related to Quailing
quailblanch, faint, droop, flinch, tremble, wince, shudder, start, recoil, quake, shake, falter, blench, cringe
Words nearby Quailing
quailquaggy, quagmire, quahog, quai d'orsay, quaich, quail, quail clock, quail dove, quail-brush, quaint, quair
Origin of Quailing
21400–50; late Middle English < Middle Dutch quelen, queilen
Other words from Quailing
un·quail·ing , adjective
Word origin for Quailing
C15: perhaps from Old French quailler, from Latin coāgulāre to curdle
Synonyms for Quailing
blanch, blench, cringe, droop, faint, falter, flinch, quake, recoil, shake, shudder, start, tremble, wince, have cold feet