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179 entries under verb topic. ×
| cower(start, yield, hide, submit) | |
| wince(noun, act, start, withdraw) | |
| shrink(noun, act, start, withdraw) | |
| flinch(noun, act, start, withdraw) | |
| crawl(yield, submit, jolly, flatter) | |
| grovel(support, yield, surrender, hide) | |
| fawn(noun, support, agree, yield) | |
| recoil(noun, act, start, withdraw) | |
| kowtow(support, agree, yield, surrender) | |
| crouch(start, yield, hide, submit) | |
| stoop(yield, submit, bend, jolly) | |
| quail(start, withdraw, draw, hide) | |
| blench(start, withdraw, draw, hide) | |
| creep(yield, submit, jolly, flatter) | |
| tremble(withdraw, hide, retreat, fear) | |
| defer(yield, submit, jolly, flatter) | |
| shy(draw, approach, seek, recoil) | |
| start(noun, withdraw, draw, approach) | |
| truckle(support, agree, yield, hide) | |
| apple-polish(phrasal verb, support, yield, informal) |
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