turtle down

verb

To shrink (to cower or flinch).

“As soon as he entered the haunted house, he turtled down into his jacket.”

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Meanings

verbturtle down (third-person singular simple present turtles down, present participle turtling down, simple past and past participle turtled down)

present singular third person turtles down · participle present turtling down · participle past turtled down · past turtled down

  1. intransitiveTo shrink (to cower or flinch).

    As soon as he entered the haunted house, he turtled down into his jacket.

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APA

turtle down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turtle%20down

MLA

“turtle down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turtle%20down. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turtle down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turtle%20down.

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