quail
The word “quail” has 1 syllable: quail
It's pronounced as /kweɪl/
What is synonym and antonym for quail?
In the thesaurus, “quail” has 35 synonyms and 9 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for quail along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for quail
- blanch
- blench
- cower
- cringe
- crouch
- droop
- faint
- falter
- fawn
- flinch
- grovel
- have cold feet
- hesitate
- jerk
- kowtow
- pale
- quake
- quiver
- recede
- recoil
- reel
- retire
- retreat
- shake
- shrink
- shudder
- squinch
- start
- toady
- tremble
- twitch
- waver
- whiten
- wince
- withdraw
Antonyms for quail
Meanings of quail
- verb
- To waste away; to fade, to wither.
- To daunt or frighten (someone).
- To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.
- Of courage, faith, etc.: to slacken, to give way.
- To curdle or coagulate, as milk does.
- noun
- 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.
- The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- A prostitute, so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird.
Example Sentences
- The hunter watched the quail dart through the bushes.
- As the gunshot echoed, the quail scattered in all directions.
- A pair of quail foraged for seeds in the tall grass.
- The chef prepared a delicious dish with grilled quail.
- Startled by the noise, the quail swiftly took flight.
On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to quail, such as: advance, approach, beard, blanch, blench, challenge, confront.
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take out
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- obliterate
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- pabulum
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- paralyze
- pare
- part
- partner
- paste
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- pay addresses to
- pay court to
- pay for
- pelt
- phase out
- pick
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- pile up
- pilot
- pinch hit for
- pinion
- plant one
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- quail
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- see
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- withdraw
- withhold
- woo
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- yield
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absent oneself
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- drop out
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- exit
- extract
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- go away
- go to bed
- go to sleep
- hand over
- hit the sack
- ignore
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- keep apart
- leave
- leave service
- make oneself scarce
- make vacant
- miss
- neglect
- part
- pass over
- pension
- phase out
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- pull out
- put out to pasture
- quail
- quit
- recede
- recoil
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- repeal
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- retreat
- revoke
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- yield