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Quailed synonyms

(Intransitive) To fly off; to turn aside.

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To set in motion.

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To move suddenly as when startled; jump; start; recoil

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To waver or be unsteady.

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met (antonym)

To be sufficient for (a need, for example); fulfill:

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faced (antonym)

To meet or confront squarely or face to face

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sought (related)

Seek is defined as to search or look for something.

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approached (related)

Approach means to move close to something.

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To recoil is to spring back or back away.

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To shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; flinch.

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Shrink is defined as to become less, reduce or make smaller.

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To cringe is to draw back or to move your face or body in order to shrink from danger or fear.

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To recoil, as from something unpleasant or difficult; shrink.

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To shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; quake.

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(Intransitive) To shake nervously, as if from fear.

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To shrink and tremble, as from someone's anger, threats, or blows; cringe

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To shake hands:

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Find another word for quailed. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for quailed, like: blenched, started, shied, faltered, met, faced, sought, approached, recoiled, winced and shrunken.