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128 entries under verb topic. ×

3
duck(start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
3
hang back(expression, phrasal verb, recoil, avoidance)
3
recede(start, recoil, avoidance, cringe)
3
shudder(noun, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
balk(start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
2
boggle(recoil, cringe, flinch)
2
demur(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
etiolate(dull, dissolve, white, lighten)
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fall back(expression, recoil, cringe, flinch)
2
falter(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
hesitate(withdraw, retreat, dodge, recoil)
2
lighten(dull, white, whitewash, tint)
2
pull back(expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
quiver(noun, recoil, shrink, flinch)
2
reel(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
retreat(start, withdraw, shy, dodge)
2
scruple(recoil, cringe, flinch)
2
shake(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
shirk(start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
shoot
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