was quailing
- past progressive of quail.
Example Sentences
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"Then you don't believe in assurance?" but already the evangelist was quailing before the Rabbi.
From Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Maclaren, Ian
But already the evangelist was quailing before the Rabbi.
From Rabbi Saunderson by Maclaren, Ian
The Phantom stepped out with a jaunty appearance, though inwardly he was quailing a trifle.
From The Gray Phantom's Return by Landon, Herman
This man was quailing and had no stomach for the fair combat of duel yet he would never relinquish his determination to glut his hatred by subterfuge.
From The Roof Tree by Conrey, Lee F.
Her heart was quailing already at her temerity.
From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis
