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Another word for quail

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quail

v.

shrink, cower, tremble; see wince.

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Another word for quail

verb

To draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust:

blench¹, cringe, flinch, recoil, shrink, shy¹, start, wince. See approach, seek

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A quail punctuated her statement with its crisp call.
Somewhere in the distance a Bob-White quail called.
Grouse, quail, crows and woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) furnish species characteristic of the state.
The servants were a little discouraged, but soon they brought in a great tray containing two dozen nicely roasted quail on toast.
The Japanese pheasant and the California quail have increased in numbers under the protection of the state.

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