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wimps out

wimps out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 wimps out

What is wimps out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wimps out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wimp out.

Words near wimps out in the dictionary

  1. wimpling
  2. wimplings
  3. wimpoid
  4. wimpoids
  5. wimps
  6. wimps out
  7. wimpy
  8. wimpzilla
  9. wimpzillas
  10. WIMs
  11. Wimsatt

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