50 entries under recoil topic. ×

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back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, retreat)
2
blink(verb, start, cringe, flinch)
2
duck(verb, start, depression, shy, bend)
2
shirk(verb, start, slip, hide, steal)
2
shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, retreat)
2
withdraw(verb, start, cringe, flinch)
1
dodge(verb, shrink, quiver, shudder)
1
eat dirt(verb, expression, court, beg)
1
evade(verb, start, slip, hide, steal)
1
retreat(verb, start, shy, balk)
1
shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cringe)
1
shudder(verb, move, worry, avoid, shake)
1
shun(verb, start, worry, avoid, fuss)
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balk(start, cringe)
0
back off(verb, expression, retreat, shy)
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boggle(verb, cringe, flinch)
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demur(verb, cringe, flinch)
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elude(start, cringe)
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escape(start, cringe)
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eschew(start, cringe)
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