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| quail [ kwayl ] (past and past participle quailed, present participle quail·ing, 3rd person present singular quails) |
intransitive verb |
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feel fear or apprehension: to tremble with or feel fear or apprehension
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| [Early 19th century. Probably < Middle Dutch qualen "suffer"] |
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