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Meanings of quailed inwardly in English
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Usage of quailed inwardly in English
1
Gordon quailed inwardly under the burden of that expression in the youth's eyes.
2
The movement was so swift and fierce that Mr Verloc, casting an oblique glance, quailed inwardly.
3
His blue eyes were furnaces, so hot the cleric quailed inwardly, but he dared not falter.
4
She saw the hot blood surge in a great wave to his forehead, and she quailed inwardly though outwardly she made no sign.
5
It gave beneath her fingers, and she quailed inwardly at the thought of facing the savage River of No Return in such a flimsy vessel.