הִשְׁתַּפֵן
Meanings
Hitpa'el verb
1. to act cowardly, to lose one's nerve or chicken out
Pronunciation
hishtafén
Examples6
מַעֲבָר לנידוי הַחֶבְרָתִי (עוֹלָם הָאִגְרוּף הֶעֱרִיךְ בתְּחִלָּה שמייקל ספינקס הִשְׁתַּפֵן מוּל טייסון).
Beyond the social ostracism (the boxing world initially believed that Michael Spinks had chickened out against Tyson).
תּוֹם עָלוּל לְהִשְׁתַּפֵן.
Tom may chicken out.
לֹא הִשְׁתַּפַנְתִּי.
I didn't chicken out.
תּוֹם תָּמִיד מִשְׁתַּפֵן.
Tom always chickens out.
טום הִשְׁתַּפֵן.
Tom chickened out.
הִשְׁתַּפַנְתִּי.
I wimped out.