quail, v.
(quailed, quailing, quails)
freq. cnt. 1
(quailed, quailing, quails)
freq. cnt. 1
draw back, as with fear or pain
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
cringe flinch funk quail recoil shrink squinch wince
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