Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quail

plural of quail

(intransitive) To waste away; to fade, to wither / (transitive, now rare) To daunt or frighten (someone) / (intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful.

(obsolete) To curdle or coagulate, as milk does.

Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.

simple past tense and past participle of quail

present participle of quail

The act of one who quails, or draws back in fear.

plural of quailing

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.