quailed in English

verb

1

feel or show fear or apprehension.

she quailed at his heartless words

synonyms: cower, cringe, flinch, shrink, recoil, shy (away), pull back, shiver, tremble, shake, quake, blench

verb

• cower, cringe, flinch, shrink, recoil, shy (away), pull back, shiver, tremble, shake, quake, blench
• wince, flinch, cringe, shrink, funk, recoil, squinch

Use "quailed" in a sentence

1. Though he quailed inwardly, he managed not to flinch.

2. He quailed at the thought of meeting the President.

3. She quailed visibly at the sight of the prison walls.

4. No wonder that goalkeepers quailed at the sight of him shooting.

5. She quailed at the prospect of addressing such a large crowd.

6. Synonyms for Blenched include recoiled, shrank, shrunk, shrunken, flinched, winced, cringed, quailed, shied and started

7. Synonyms for Cringed include shrank, shrunk, shrunken, recoiled, flinched, blenched, quailed, shied, cowered and winced