1. (verb) draw back, as with fear or pain

• cringe
• flinch
• funk
• recoil
• shrink
• squinch
• wince

1. (noun) small gallinaceous game birds

• bevy

1. (noun) small gallinaceous game birds

• bobwhite
• bobwhite quail
• partridge
• california quail
• lofortyx californicus
• old world quail

2. (verb) draw back, as with fear or pain

• retract
• shrink back

1. (noun) flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

• game bird

1. (noun) flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised

• wildfowl

2. (noun) small gallinaceous game birds

• phasianid

3. (verb) draw back, as with fear or pain

• move

1. (verb) draw back, as with fear or pain

• flinch
• flinch
• wince
• wince
• wince