Crawfishing [verb]
Definition of Crawfishing:
move away backwards
Synonyms of Crawfishing:
● Back out
● Retreat
● Withdraw
● Backpedal
● Crawfish
● Pull back
Opposite/Antonyms of Crawfishing:
● Stay
● Move forward
Sentence/Example of Crawfishing:
If Darby was an angel I'd mash him under my heel just the same; we've gone too far to start crawfishing.
Jerry at first was inclined to scepticism, and accused Bud of crawfishing at the last minute.
Then he had the impertinence to stroll down to the brook, and rally the new addition to the crawfishing party.
But when you talked with me a little while ago you were crawfishing!