bottling out

A form of bottle out — To fail to perform a promised or planned action due to lack of courage or nerve; to run away or back down from a contest or challenge.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bottle out
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APA

bottling out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottling%20out

MLA

“bottling out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottling%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bottling out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottling%20out.

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