quailed Sentence Examples
- The thief quailed in fear as the police sirens approached.
- The child quailed before the stern gaze of her teacher.
- The underdog fighter quailed momentarily before the intimidating presence of his opponent.
- As the thunder roared overhead, the timid deer quailed in their tracks.
- The accused quailed beneath the judge's penetrating stare.
- The ghost's ethereal presence caused the brave knight to quail in fright.
- The enemy quailed before the unwavering resolve of the defending soldiers.
- The once-proud athlete now quailed in the face of injury and doubt.
- The trembling kitten quailed in the corner as the thunderclap reverberated through the house.
- The prospector quailed as he contemplated the treacherous depths of the abandoned mine shaft.
quailed Meaning
quailed
wither, decline, to make fearful, any of various mostly small plump game birds (as the bobwhite) that are related to the common domestic chicken, to lose courage, an Old World migratory game bird (Coturnix coturnix), to give way, to recoil in dread or terror, bobwhite, any of numerous small gallinaceous birds
Synonyms & Antonyms of quailed
FAQs About the word quailed
wither, decline, to make fearful, any of various mostly small plump game birds (as the bobwhite) that are related to the common domestic chicken, to lose courag
winced, recoiled,flinched, shrunk, blenched, hesitated,cringed, trembled, shrank, quivered
faced,approached, advanced, challenged, neared,confronted, bearded,defied
The thief quailed in fear as the police sirens approached.
The child quailed before the stern gaze of her teacher.
The underdog fighter quailed momentarily before the intimidating presence of his opponent.
As the thunder roared overhead, the timid deer quailed in their tracks.
