Quailing
/ˈkweɪlɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of one who quails, or draws back in fear.
"[…] the old man, who had never before known the quailings of fear, was loath in such a tremendous gale to rush, as he considered on certain death."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of quail form-of, gerund, participle, present
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"[…] the old man, who had never before known the quailings of fear, was loath in such a tremendous gale to rush, as he considered on certain death."