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Risk is the sort of word that is easy to discuss upfront but tough to handle when it comes time to pay the piper. There will always be some who wimp out and second-guess when the pain hits, but that is a childish reaction.
Nathan Myhrvold

Meaning of "wimp out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WIMP OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WIMP OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wimp out is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES WIMP OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wimp out in the English dictionary

The definition of wimp out in the dictionary is to fail to do or complete something through fear or lack of conviction.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WIMP OUT

wily
wimble
Wimbledon
wimmin
wimp
wimpiness
wimpish
wimpishly
wimpishness
wimple
wimpy
Wimshurst machine
win
win one´s spurs
win out

WORDS THAT END LIKE WIMP OUT

blimp out
cheap out
check out
cop out
crap out
crop out
dip out
help out
keep out
lip out
map out
ship out
sleep out
slop out
stamp out
step out
stop out
strip out
top out
trip out

Synonyms and antonyms of wimp out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wimp out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WIMP OUT

Find out the translation of wimp out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wimp out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wimp out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

窝囊废了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pelele a cabo
570 millions of speakers

English

wimp out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहर डरपोक समझा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اهن من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слабак из
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fracote fora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিমোহিত আউট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se dégonfler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkeliaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kneifen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

びびる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아웃 겁쟁이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wimp metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

WIMP ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Wimp அவுட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समोरासमोर बोलणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tırsmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wimp
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wimp z
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слабак з
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wimp afară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

wimp έξω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wimp uit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mes ut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sutrer ut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wimp out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WIMP OUT»

The term «wimp out» is normally little used and occupies the 119.369 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WIMP OUT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wimp out

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QUOTES WITH «WIMP OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word wimp out.
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Nathan Myhrvold
Risk is the sort of word that is easy to discuss upfront but tough to handle when it comes time to pay the piper. There will always be some who wimp out and second-guess when the pain hits, but that is a childish reaction.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WIMP OUT»

Discover the use of wimp out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wimp out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Out of Whack
“I'm looking for Laura.” “She's studying with a friend. I think they're still in the building. I could probably get a hold of her if you want.” “Sure, if you don't mind.” Don't wimp out, don't wimp out, don't wimp out... The girl stood up. “And your name is.
Jeff Strand, 2004
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Yoga for Wimps: Poses for the Flexibly Impaired
My students are all happy to be considered yoga wimps — that way they can " wimp out" of any pose they find too difficult! My students run the gamut of body types and careers. One student is a vegetarian cook. She stands all day and until she ...
Miriam Austin, 1999
3
Red River Gorge North: A Rock Climbing Guidebook to ...
Q Wimp Out 5.9 R 'k')( U] Exposed and spooky. Climb 10 feet rightward to a ledge from the second belay of Caver's Route. Traverse 20 feet to a vertical crack and climb it to an alcove beneath Insanity Ceiling. Move left to belay, then climb up ...
Ray Ellington, 2013
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Software Design for Engineers and Scientists
G The operating system is usually not responsible for silences; it usually does not lie or wimp out; and it sometimes passes polite refusals up from the hardware or generates its own. G The compiler is very trustworthy. It has been so heavily ...
John Allen Robinson, 2004
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The ALEX POTTER Chronicles Book 1: The Demigod Traps
She was trying to make a wimp out of him, just because in the War of the Titans in ancient times, the Titans made a wimp out of her. “Don't answer her,” I said sternly, “She's just trying to make a wimp out of you.” I looked up at Athena rudely.
Alex Potter
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Christian Faith - Two Realities: A Collage of Impressions
As I write this page, winter is back. When will I have the courage to “wimp out?” Does it take courage to wimp out? Why can't I just quit? Can't I leave this horror called winter? Is wimping out un—American? Un—Christian? Leaving Winter is in ...
Frederick Kile, 2008
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Socrates' Wild Ocean Adventure: The Adventure Begins
Socrates had suspected Poker would wimp out, so he swam in front of him, careful of his friends sharp point. “Poker, you said you'd try! Are you going to wimp out of this?” Those were fighting words. “I'm no wimp! Got that?” Poker growled.
Tom McGee, 2009
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Video Game Programming for Kids
The file is called CannonballCarl.bas if you wimp out and want to just load it instead. No one will call you a wimp if you wimp out and don't type it in. There's no hand holding here! This is just one big long code listing for an awesome game .
Jonathan S. Harbour, 2013
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Literacy Instruction for Adolescents: Research-based Practice
When you wimp out, you withdraw from or avoid an undertaking. Many adolescents become wimps when faced with alien big words.Just the sight of one of these big words can cause struggling older readers to put down the book and “ give up ...
Karen D. Wood, William E. Blanton, 2009
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Minutes of the Meeting
There is a disco group that Joe Boisse, I believe, is the unacknowledged leader of, and there is the group that plays Cosmic Wimp-out and those that are trying to learn how to play cosmic wimp-out. To all of you, seriously, I look to you for help ...
Association of Research Libraries, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WIMP OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wimp out is used in the context of the following news items.
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Engineering A Shingles Vaccine That Doesn't Wimp Out Over Time
If you had chickenpox as a child, then you're at risk for shingles. As you age, the risk increases, probably because the immune system weakens over time. «NPR, Jul 15»
2
Don't wimp out of the fight against opiate addiction
Molly Rutherford, M.D., of Crestwood, is president of the Kentucky Chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the chief medical officer of ... «Lexington Herald Leader, Jun 15»
3
Don't Wimp Out On Your Next Job Interview
You can get out of the standard interview frame, or mental model — the one that tells us that the interviewer will do the asking and you'll do the answering. «Forbes, Jun 15»
4
Net Neutrality On The Ropes In Europe As Some EU Members …
Net Neutrality On The Ropes In Europe As Some EU Members Wimp Out On ... That was especially true if you'd been watching some of rhetoric coming out of ... «Techdirt, May 15»
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Daryna Kalenyk and Vitaliy Shabunin: Prosecutors wimp out on …
Daryna Kalenyk and Vitaliy Shabunin: Prosecutors wimp out on sanctions again. Print version. May 9, 2015, 10:31 p.m. | Op-ed — by Daryna Kaleniuk, Vitaliy ... «Kyiv Post, May 15»
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How to Test if Your Dog Will Wimp Out During a Burglary
Two that INSIDE EDITION found, Sam and Mojo, sure do look intimidating, maybe even ferocious, but what will they do if a burglar broke in? Will they go on the ... «Inside Edition, May 15»
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British Media Wimp Out Of Printing Charlie Hebdo Front Page
The latest edition of the magazine is due out tomorrow and the publishers have printed three million copies, compared to their usual circulation of around 60,000 ... «Breitbart News, Jan 15»
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Has religion made a conservative wimp out of Erick Erickson?
In a hefty profile of Georgia's own Erick Erickson, The Atlantic wonders whether the talk radio provocateur is mellowing — under this headline: “Is the most ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Dec 14»
9
Democrats wimp out yet again!
For decades guys like us have been giving small amounts of money to the Democratic Party and to specific Democratic candidates only to be deeply ... «The Courier-Journal, Nov 14»
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Why the Fed Will Always Wimp Out on Goldman
So now, thanks to secret tape recordings made by Carmen Segarra, a rightly disgruntled former employee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Fed ... «Politico, Sep 14»

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