128 entries under verb topic. ×

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squinch(shy, recoil, jump, bound)
2
start back(expression, phrasal verb)
2
stickle(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
swerve(start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
2
twitch(shy, recoil, jump, bound)
2
waver(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
achromatize(dull, disappear, dim, dissolve)
1
back away(expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
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back off(expression, shy, hesitate, recoil)
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backfire(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
become colorless(expression, dull, disappear, dim)
1
bounce(shy, recoil, jump, bound)
1
bound(shy, recoil, jump, shrink)
1
carom(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
crawl(recoil, shrink, quiver, flinch)
1
crouch(start, hide, recoil, tremble)
1
dim
1
discolor(dull, disappear, dim, dissolve)
1
discolour
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dull(dim, dissolve, lighten, whitewash)
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