28 entries under cringe topic. ×

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demur(verb, stick, pause, shy, hesitate)
6
scruple(verb, have, stick, pause, shy)
6
shrink(verb, pause, shy, hesitate, recoil)
4
blench(verb, recoil, flinch)
2
flinch(verb, recoil)
2
hang back(verb, expression, pause, hesitate, recoil)
2
pull back(verb, expression, pause, hesitate, recoil)
2
quail(verb, recoil, flinch)
2
recoil(verb, flinch)
2
wince(verb, recoil, flinch)
0
back away(verb, expression, recoil, flinch)
0
back off(verb, expression, recoil, flinch)
0
cower(verb, recoil, flinch)
0
crouch(verb, recoil, flinch)
0
draw back(verb, expression, recoil, flinch)
0
fall back(verb, expression, recoil, flinch)
0
grovel(verb, recoil, flinch)
0
huddle(verb, recoil, flinch)
0
recede(verb, recoil, flinch)
0
refuse(verb, recoil, flinch)
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