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chickened

verb
US · UKCHIK-ind/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪnd/AUSCHIK-uhnd/ˈt͡ʃɪkənd/

1 meaning of chickened

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of chicken. Use it when someone backed out of something because they were too scared.

    He chickened out right before his turn to dive.

    She chickened out of riding the roller coaster.

    Note

chickened is a form of chicken

chicken, verb: To not do something because you are too scared, usually said as 'chicken out'. Full entry

Forms
chickenchickens he/she/itchickening -ing formchickened past tense, past participle
Spelling
chicken → chickened: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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