108 entries under recoil topic. ×
| shrink(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) | |
| shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, return, retreat) | |
| start back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave) | |
| turn tail(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave) | |
| vacate(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) | |
| wince(verb, draw, hesitate, retract) | |
| blanch(verb, shy, balk, shudder) | |
| boggle(verb, cringe, flinch) | |
| bounce back(expression, retreat, recede) | |
| circle back(expression, retreat, recede) | |
| come again(expression, retreat, recede) | |
| come back(expression, retreat, recede) | |
| cower(verb, retreat, shy, balk) | |
| crawfish | |
| crouch(verb, cringe, flinch) | |
| double back(expression, retreat, recede) | |
| flee(verb, go, withdraw, leave) | |
| go again(expression, retreat, recede) | |
| grovel(verb, cringe, flinch) | |
| hang back(verb, expression, cringe, flinch) |
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