Wimped Meaning in English

word · lemma: wimp

US

ˈwɪmp

WIMP

UK

wˈɪmpt

WIMPT

التعريف

Acted in a weak or cowardly way and backed out of something because of fear or lack of confidence. Used informally, often as 'wimped out'.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Very informal, almost always used as 'wimped out' (phrasal verb: 'to wimp out'). Means failing to do something due to fear or lack of courage. Not used in formal writing. Don't say 'wimped' by itself without 'out' unless context is clear.

• Spanish: acobardarse - echarse atrás (informal)
• Portuguese (BR): amarelar - acovardar-se (informal)
• Portuguese (PT): acobardar-se - fraquejar (informal)
• Chinese (Simplified): 胆怯了 - 畏缩了
• Chinese (Traditional): 膽怯了 - 畏縮了
• Hindi: डर गया - हिम्मत हार गया
• Arabic: جبُنَ - تراجع (عامية)
• Bengali: ভয় পেয়ে পিছিয়ে পড়া - সাহস হারানো (অনানুষ্ঠানিকভাবে)
• Russian: струсил - струсить (разговорное)
• Japanese: 怖気づく - ビビる
• Vietnamese: hèn nhát - bỏ cuộc vì sợ
• Korean: 겁먹다 - 쫄다
• Turkish: korkup vazgeçmek - çekinmek
• Urdu: ڈر کے پیچھے ہٹ جانا - حوصلہ ہار دینا
• Indonesian: mentality out - ciut nyali

جمل نموذجية

He wimped out of climbing the wall.

basic

I almost wimped during the scary movie.

basic

She wimped when it was time to give her speech.

basic

I really wimped out and didn't ask for her number.

natural

They wimped at the last second and canceled the trip.

natural

Don't tell me you wimped because of a little rain!

natural