verb Download 🔗Share To waste away; to fade, to wither Examples : "The potted plant, forgotten on the windowsill, began to quail under the summer heat. " biology plant nature condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To daunt or frighten (someone) Examples : "The loud noise from the construction site quelled the children, making them afraid to play outside. " emotion character mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful. Examples : "Seeing the difficult math problem, Sarah quailed at the challenge. " mind character emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way. Examples : "Despite his initial confidence, the student's resolve began to quail under the professor's intense questioning. " attitude character emotion mind moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae. Examples : "The hunter carefully watched the quail hopping across the field. " animal bird game food nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The meat from this bird eaten as food. Examples : "We roasted the quail for dinner, and it was very tender. " food bird Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A prostitute, so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird. person sex animal word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To curdle or coagulate, as milk does. Examples : "The milk in the refrigerator had started to quail, turning into a thick, solid substance. " food chemistry biology biochemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading