English Explanatory Dictionary

chicken out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To shy away from a daring task; to decline, refuse, or avoid something due to fear or uncertainty.

Pronunciation

en-au-chicken out.ogg

Word forms

chicken out chickens out chickening out chickened out

Synonyms

bottle out wuss out wimp out bottle it

Derived words

TACO TACO out

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