Meaning

1 senses

  1. (derogatory, informal)To back out of something because of cowardice.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. I wimped out.

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  2. Ziri wasn't going to wimp out like Walid.

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Origin

From wimp (“one who is weak and unconfident”).

From wimp (“one who is weak and unconfident”).

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Forms

wimps out, wimping out, wimped out, wimped out
Base formwimp out · to wimp out
3rd person singularwimps out
Present participlewimping out
Past simplewimped out
Past participlewimped out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywimp out
he, she, itwimps out

Past simpleLesson

all personswimped out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave wimped out
he, she, ithas wimped out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wimp out

Synonyms

1 synonyms
behave like a wimp:chicken out

Word family

1 related words
Relatedwimpy

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wilywimpwinA1wince
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