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wimping out

wimping out is the present participle and gerund of wimp out.

Meaning of wimp out

Verb

wimp out (third-person singular simple present wimps out, present participle wimping out, simple past and past participle wimped out)

  1. (derogatory, informal, intransitive) To back out of something because of cowardice.
    • Your son has been a holy terror! He kept getting into trouble and refusing to mind me! After repeatedly trying to get him to behave, I finally gave up. I wimped out. I have the womb to be a parent, but not the backbone.2006 January 29, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic)
    Synonyms:
    chicken out

Questions about wimping out

What is wimping out the present participle and gerund of?
Wimping out is the present participle and gerund of wimp out.

Words near wimping out in the dictionary

  1. wimpier
  2. wimpiest
  3. wimpily
  4. wimpiness
  5. wimping
  6. wimping out
  7. wimpish
  8. wimpishly
  9. wimpishness
  10. wimple
  11. wimpled

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