Chickened

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
simple past and past participle of chicken form-of, participle, past

Synonyms

biddy chickenhearted spring chicken coward afeared afraid

Example

"I wanted to ask Mary out but I chickened out at the last moment."

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