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quailings

/ˈkweɪlɪŋz/

quailings is the plural of quailing.

Meaning of quailing

Noun

quailing (plural quailings)

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

Questions about quailings

What is quailings the plural of?
Quailings is the plural of quailing.
How do you pronounce quailings?
Quailings is pronounced /ˈkweɪlɪŋz/.

Words near quailings in the dictionary

  1. quailfinches
  2. Quailgate
  3. quailies
  4. quailing
  5. quailingly
  6. quailings
  7. quailish
  8. quaillike
  9. quails
  10. quaily
  11. Quain

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