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quail (2)

quail [ kwayl ] (past and past participle quailed, present participle quail·ing, 3rd person present singular quails)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
feel fear or apprehension: to tremble with or feel fear or apprehension

[Early 19th century. Probably < Middle Dutch qualen "suffer"]

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See recoil.

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