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