49 entries under recoil topic. ×

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flinch(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
8
wince(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
5
blench(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
5
shrink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
3
draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw)
3
quail(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
3
start(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
3
waver(verb, withdraw, retreat, flash, glow)
2
avoid(verb, reject, start, disregard, fail)
2
cower(verb, start, cringe, flinch)
2
cringe(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
duck(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
evade(verb, reject, start, disregard, fail)
2
falter(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
pull back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
reel(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
retreat(start, withdraw, react, cringe)
2
shirk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
swerve(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
tremble(verb, withdraw, retreat, flash, glow)
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