4
shrinks(noun, verb, quail, retreats, balks)
3
creeps
3
cringe
3
crouches(noun, verb, bends, flatters, recoils)
3
flinches
3
grovels
3
truckles
2
bounces
2
bounds
2
bows
2
cowers
2
crawls
2
cringer
2
fawns
2
huddles(noun, verb, recoils)
2
kowtows
2
recoils(noun, verb, retreats, balks, dodges)
2
servilities
2
winces(noun, verb, declines, retreats, balks)
1
abjectly
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