wimping
Chickening out now
Wimping is acting in a cowardly or weak manner, from the verb wimp.
Usually appears as wimping out, meaning to back down from something challenging or frightening: I was going to ask her out but I wimped out at the last second.
The word carries mild contempt for lack of nerve or resolve.
Withdrawing from a stance
- coweringShrinking in fear
- cringingShrinking in discomfort
- flinchingInvoluntary recoil response
- retreatingMoving back from advance
surrendering · yielding · quailing · recoiling · shrinking · caving · chickening out · losing nerve
Avoiding obligatory tasks
- dodgingAvoiding by moving aside
- duckingBending to avoid impact
- skirtingAvoiding by going around
- sidesteppingMoving aside to avoid
evading · shunning · avoiding · opting out · bowing out · copping out · begging off · making excuses
Pausing with doubt
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
- second-guessingReconsidering a decision made
overthinking · holding back · hedging · waffling · vacillating · shying away · tiptoeing · pussyfooting
backing down
Withdrawing from a stance
retreating · surrendering · yielding · quailing · recoiling · shrinking · caving · chickening out · losing nerve · folding
shirking
Avoiding obligatory tasks
sidestepping · evading · shunning · avoiding · opting out · bowing out · copping out · begging off · making excuses · flaking
hesitating
Pausing with doubt
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
second-guessing · overthinking · holding back · hedging · waffling · vacillating · shying away · tiptoeing · pussyfooting · playing it safe
wimpingpersevering
Maintaining effort despite difficulty
braving · facing up · stepping up · soldiering on · pressing on
wimpingtoughening
Making more resistant
hardening · strengthening · enduring · weathering · bearing up
wimpingasserting
Stating something confidently
dominating · pushing back · fighting back · standing one's ground · holding firm
- wimping outAbandoning due to fear
wimpiness, wimpish, wimpishly, wimpier, wimpiest, wimpishness