61 entries under recoil topic. ×

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stoop(noun, verb, settle, yield, slip)
15
cower(verb, start, worry, yield, avoid)
13
fawn(verb, hide, flatter, serve)
11
huddle(noun, verb, meet, bend, high)
10
grovel(verb, yield, hide, submit, bend)
9
cringe(verb, start, yield, hide, submit)
9
flinch(verb, start, worry, avoid, hide)
9
shrink(verb, start, worry, avoid, hide)
8
bootlick(verb, hide, court, beg)
8
crawl(verb, yield, submit, jolly, flatter)
6
kneel(verb, yield, depression, submit, bend)
6
skulk(verb, slip, hide, fear)
5
sneak(verb, slip, hide, wait)
5
wince(verb, start, hide, fear, bend)
4
kowtow(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
4
truckle(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
3
apple-polish(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
3
quail(verb, start, worry, avoid, hide)
2
slink(verb, slip, hide, wait)
2
toady(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
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