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- Thesaurus|797
- Abbreviations|0
60 entries under shrink topic. ×
| cower(verb, start, yield, hide, submit) | |
| wince(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw) | |
| flinch(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw) | |
| crawl(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter) | |
| grovel(verb, support, yield, surrender, hide) | |
| fawn(noun, verb, support, agree, yield) | |
| recoil(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw) | |
| kowtow(verb, support, agree, yield, surrender) | |
| crouch(verb, start, yield, hide, submit) | |
| stoop(verb, yield, submit, bend, jolly) | |
| quail(verb, start, withdraw, draw, hide) | |
| blench(verb, start, withdraw, draw, hide) | |
| tremble(verb, withdraw, hide, retreat, fear) | |
| shy(verb, draw, approach, seek, recoil) | |
| start(noun, verb, withdraw, draw, approach) | |
| truckle(verb, support, agree, yield, hide) | |
| apple-polish(verb, phrasal verb, support, yield, informal) | |
| kneel(verb, yield, surrender, submit, bend) | |
| bootlick(verb, support, hide, recoil, court) | |
| draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw) |
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