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chickening Definition and Meaning in English (chickening definition)

verb
Synonyms:backing outretreatingfailing
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Chickening definition: The act of losing one's courage or backing out of a situation due to fear.

Definitions of Chickening

  1. 1verb(colloquial)

    The act of losing one's courage or backing out of a situation due to fear.

Example Sentences

casual

“He was accused of chickening out of the debate at the last minute.”

casual

“Despite his initial bravado, his chickening was evident when the challenge arose.”

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitivechicken
past tensechickened
past participlechickened
nounchicken
nouncoward

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Chickening definition: The act of losing one's courage or backing out of a situation due to fear.
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'Chickening' translates to 'chickening' in English. Chickening definition: The act of losing one's courage or backing out of a situation due to fear.
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