wimping out

verb

present participle of wimp out
as in chickening (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wimping out
  1. backing out
  2. backing off
  3. backing down
Verb
  • Surveillance video showed the person with a bat backing out of the store and swinging the bat at one of the workers.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Somebody was probably backing out of our neighbor’s driveway, and hit it!
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of backing out
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  • Nikishin not backing off trade request Defenseman Alexander Nikishin remains unsigned by the Carolina Hurricanes as camps get set to open.
    — Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The stock saw a record high close in June before backing off.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of backing off
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  • Walzer responded thoughtfully to each of the critiques, but without backing down.
    — Jordi Graupera, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Former president Jair Bolsonaro — Flávio Bolsonaro’s father — signed a 2020 decree that opened a path toward privatizing parts of it before immediately backing down amid a wave of criticism.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of backing down
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“Wimping out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wimping%20out. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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