63 entries under recoil topic. ×

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pale(verb, dull, reduce, diminish, lose)
12
blench(verb, dull, start, withdraw, retreat)
7
flinch(verb, start, worry, withdraw, avoid)
6
start(verb, worry, withdraw, avoid, retreat)
5
quail(verb, start, worry, withdraw, avoid)
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, jump, bound)
2
tremble(verb, worry, withdraw, avoid, retreat)
2
twitch(verb, shy, jump, bound)
1
avoid(verb, start, worry, fuss, fret)
1
backfire(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
balk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
1
blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
1
carom(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
cower(verb, start, worry, avoid, shy)
1
cringe(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
1
crouch(verb, start, worry, avoid, fuss)
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