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The meaning of Chickened

Chickened – definition

verb

Withdraw from or fail in something through lack of nerve.

Usage examples:

The referee chickened out of giving a penalty
noun

A domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one.

Usage examples:

Rationing was still in force and most people kept chickens
noun

A cowardly person; a coward.

Usage examples:

You're right - i am a chicken, scared of everything and anything.
adjective

Cowardly.

Usage examples:

I was too chicken to go to court
phrasal verb

To decide not to do something because you are too frightened

Usage examples:

We were going to go bungee jumping, but sandra chickened out at the last minute.

Chickened translation into English

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胆怯的

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Gekibbeld

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Poussin

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Huhn

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मुर्गी

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Al pollo

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닭고기, 꽁무니 빼다

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Курица

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Acobardado

Word origin

Old English cīcen, cȳcen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kieken and German Küchlein, and probably also to cock1.

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Chickened – similar words

chicken

noun

A domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one.

Usage examples:

Rationing was still in force and most people kept chickens
adjective

Cowardly.

Usage examples:

I was too chicken to go to court
verb

Withdraw from or fail in something through lack of nerve.

Usage examples:

The referee chickened out of giving a penalty
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