All quailed synonyms
quail
Q q verb quailed
- trembled — to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
- quavered — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- cowered — to crouch, as in fear or shame.
- flinched — to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
- cringed — to shrink, bend, or crouch, especially in fear or servility; cower.
- shrank — a simple past tense of shrink.
- blanched — to force back or to one side; head off, as a deer or other quarry.
- drooped — to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- fainted — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- faltered — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- recoiled — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- shook — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shuddered — to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
- winced — to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.
noun quailed
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- sniped — any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.