transcription, транскрипция: [ kweɪl ]
( quails, or quail, quails, quailing, quailed)
1.
A quail is a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten.
N-COUNT
2.
If someone or something makes you quail , they make you feel very afraid, often so that you hesitate. ( LITERARY )
The very words make many of us quail...
He told Naomi she was becoming just like Maya. Naomi quailed at the thought.
VERB : V , V at n