What does quail mean?

n. A small brown bird that people eat, and whose eggs are also used as food.; v. To become scared or to show that you are scared.

quail

🇺🇸 /kweɪl/ 🇬🇧 /kweɪl/

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noun

A small brown bird that people eat, and whose eggs are also used as food.

The chef prepared a delicious dish using quail meat.

verb

To become scared or to show that you are scared.

When he saw the spider, he quailed in fear.

A small brown bird that people eat, and whose eggs are also used as food.

To become scared or to show that you are scared.

3rd Present quails

Past quailed

Perfect quailed

Progressive quailing

Plural quails