# chickened

Pronunciation: US/UK say "CHIK-ind" /ˈt͡ʃɪkɪnd/; AUS say "CHIK-uhnd" /ˈt͡ʃɪkənd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of chicken. — simple past and past participle of chicken
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of chicken. Use it when someone backed out of something because they were too scared.
   - _He chickened out of confronting his boss about the mistake._
   - _By the time the others arrived, two climbers had already chickened out._

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