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quailed

quail
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kweyl]
    • /kweɪl/
    • /kweɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kweyl]
    • /kweɪl/

Definitions of quailed word

  • verb without object quailed to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear. 1
  • noun quailed Simple past tense and past participle of quail. 1
See all 2 definitions of quailed

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Origin of quailed

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Middle Dutch quelen, queilen

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Parts of speech for Quailed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Quailed

quailed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for quailed

verb quailed

  • trembled — to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
  • quavered — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
  • cowered — to crouch, as in fear or shame.
  • flinched — to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
  • cringed — to shrink, bend, or crouch, especially in fear or servility; cower.

noun quailed

  • goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
  • sniped — any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
All 16 Synonyms of quailed

Antonyms for quailed

verb quailed

  • calmed — Simple past tense and past participle of calm.
  • faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
  • met — simple past tense and past participle of meet1 .
All 3 Antonyms of quailed

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