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1 quail
kweil(to draw back in fear; to shudder: The little boy quailed at the teacher's angry voice.) vike tilbake; skjelve av skrekkvaktelIsubst. \/kweɪl\/( fugleart i fasanfamilien Phasianidae, særlig arten Coturnix coturnix) vaktelIIverb \/kweɪl\/1) beve, skjelve2) rygge tilbake, miste motet3) vike unnaquail at\/before skjelve for, vike unna for
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quarrel# — quarrel n Quarrel, wrangle, altercation, squabble, bickering, spat, tiff are comparable when they mean a dispute marked by anger or discord on both sides. The same distinctions in implications and connotations are found in their corresponding… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
