tutista — meaning in English

English meaning

• quail noun A small, plump game bird related to pheasants and partridges.
• shudder verb To shake briefly, usually from fear, cold, or disgust.
• wiggle verb To move with small, quick side-to-side or back-and-forth motions.

Senses

tutista is used for these senses in English:

• quail (intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted or fearful. [from 16th c.]
• shudder (intransitive) To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
• shudder (intransitive) To vibrate jerkily.
• wiggle (transitive, intransitive) To move with irregular, back and forward or side to side motions; to shake or jiggle.

quail — full definition

1. noun A small, plump game bird related to pheasants and partridges.
2. verb To lose courage or shrink back out of fear.

shudder — full definition

1. verb To shake briefly, usually from fear, cold, or disgust.
2. noun A brief trembling caused by fear, cold, or disgust.

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