plural of quail

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quail

present participle of quail

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

simple past tense and past participle 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.

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.

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

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.