QUAIL AT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Anticipate with dread or anxiety

Synonyms:

apprehend; quail at

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "quail at" is one way to...):

anticipate; look for; look to (be excited or anxious about)

"Quail at" entails doing...:

dread; fear (be afraid or scared of; be frightened of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something