quailing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkweɪlɪŋ/

Verb

quailing

1. present participle and gerund of quail

Noun

quailing (plural quailings)

1. The act of one who quails, or draws back in fear.
   • 1841, William D. Reider, The new tablet of memory, page 52:

     […] the old man, who had never before known the quailings of fear, was loath in such a tremendous gale to rush, as he considered on certain death.