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What does quailed mean?

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Verb
  1. simple past tense and past participle of quail
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The court was thrown into amazement, and even bumptious quailed before the fist of the mighty Jorrocks.
I quailed at the prospect, but soon saw in it a stimulating, even noble challenge.
In the 1930s, when they anticipated that cost, many politicians quailed.
I quailed at the thought of a long train journey with a small baby.
Had he not been trying to keep a brave front, Damien may have quailed beneath the glare his leader.
Even a substantial and resilient figure would have quailed in such a situation.

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