47 entries under flinch topic. ×

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blench(verb, dull, start, withdraw, retreat)
6
start(verb, worry, withdraw, avoid, retreat)
5
quail(verb, start, worry, withdraw, avoid)
5
recoil(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
5
wince(verb, start, withdraw, draw, retreat)
4
shrink(verb, start, worry, withdraw, avoid)
2
falter(verb, worry, withdraw, avoid, retreat)
2
shudder(verb, worry, withdraw, avoid, retreat)
2
squinch(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound)
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tremble(verb, worry, withdraw, avoid, retreat)
2
twitch(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound)
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backfire(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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balk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
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blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
1
carom(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
cringe(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
1
draw back(verb, expression, start, withdraw, retreat)
1
duck(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
1
hesitate(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
1
jerk(verb, withdraw, retreat, shy, dodge)
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APASmart Define. (2015). blanch thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/blanch/thesaurus/synonyms
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