chicken

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

intransitive

(intransitive) To avoid a situation one is afraid of.

Japanese Meaning

怖い状況を避ける、臆病になってその場を回避する

Don't chicken just because the crowd is larger than you expected.

思ったより観客が多いからといって尻込みしないで。

Sense（1）

(intransitive) To avoid a situation one is afraid of.

For the umpteenth time, I chickened.

chickens

（ present singular third-person ）

chickening

（ participle present ）

chickened

（ participle past ）

chickened

（ past ）