81 entries under recoil topic. ×

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toady(verb, support, yield, hide, submit)
5
dodge(verb, withdraw, retreat, shrink)
5
duck(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
5
quiver(verb, tremble, shrink, flinch)
4
withdraw(verb, start, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
3
brownnose(verb, phrasal verb, support, yield, informal)
3
eat dirt(verb, expression, court, beg)
3
fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, flinch)
3
retreat(verb, start, withdraw, shy, dodge)
3
shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
2
avoid
2
blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
evade
2
hang back(verb, expression, flinch)
2
pull back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
recede(verb, start, flinch)
2
reel(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw)
2
skulk(verb, hide, tremble, shrink)
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