The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BLENCHING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1954.
Quailing crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BLENCHING | 100 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Quailing
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shrink
- cringe
- flinch
- wince
- recoil
- funk
- squinch
- shying
- quaking
- quavering
- squalling
- quivering
Crossword Answer definitions
BLENCHING verb- To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off.
- (of the eye) To quail.
- To deceive; cheat.
- To draw back from; shrink; avoid; elude; deny, as from fear.
- To hinder; obstruct; disconcert; foil.
- To fly off; to turn aside.
- To blanch.
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