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Synonyms for quail in English

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quail:
- quail
- shrink; recoil; flinch; funk; quail; squinch; wince; cringe

English

Detailed Synonyms for quail in English

quail:

quail [the ~] noun

the quail
the quail
- quail [the ~] noun
the quail

– small gallinaceous game birds ¹
the quail
– small gallinaceous game birds ¹
- quail [the ~] noun
the quail

– flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised ¹
the quail
– flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised ¹
- quail [the ~] noun

quail verb

quail

– draw back, as with fear or pain ¹
to shrink; to recoil; to flinch; funk; quail; squinch; wince; cringe
– draw back, as with fear or pain ¹
- shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
- recoil verb (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
- flinch verb (flinches, flinched, flinching)
  - she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf¹
- funk verb
- quail verb
- squinch verb
- wince verb
- cringe verb

Related Words for "quail":

quails

Alternate Synonyms for "quail":

wildfowl
phasianid
flinch; squinch; funk; cringe; shrink; wince; recoil; move

Related Definitions for "quail":

small gallinaceous game birds¹
flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised¹
draw back, as with fear or pain¹

Related Synonyms for quail

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