wimped out

verb

past tense of wimp out
as in backed off

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  1. backed off
  2. backed out
  3. backed down
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  • The Houthis had backed off any attacks on shipping in the Red Sea since Israel and Hamas came to a ceasefire to end their two-year war last fall.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
  • In a 2025 report issued on Tuesday, the intelligence agency said there were no indications that the party had backed off its problematic views.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of backed off
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  • The actor was a replacement after Madonna backed out, leaving the proto-rave tune one of the era’s most unlikely collaborations.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Reardon added that some dock space rentals have been canceled, and Airbnb renters have backed out.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of backed out
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  • Three people had apparently been killed, but the men behind the coup had backed down and Gorbachev was being released.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • The conflict threatened to explode again on Monday, when Iran and Israel fired missiles at each other before both sides backed down.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Definition of backed down
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