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15
flinch(verb, withdraw, draw, hide)
15
recoil(verb, withdraw, draw, hide)
13
shrink(verb, withdraw, draw, hide)
13
wince(verb, withdraw, draw, hide)
12
blanch(verb, dull, withdraw, retreat)
12
quail(verb, withdraw, draw, hide)
8
cringe(verb, withdraw, draw, hide)
7
cower(verb, hide, shy, recoil)
7
draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw)
5
blink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
3
duck(verb, withdraw, retreat, shy)
3
recede(verb, recoil, avoidance, cringe)
2
avoid(recoil, cringe)
2
balk(verb, withdraw, retreat, shy)
2
evade(recoil, cringe)
2
retreat(verb, withdraw, shy, dodge)
2
shirk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
swerve(verb, withdraw, retreat, shy)
1
crouch(verb, hide, recoil, tremble)
1
retire(verb, recoil, avoidance, cringe)
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