| spring(verb, withdraw, twist, retreat, shy) |
| tremble(verb, worry, withdraw, avoid, hide) |
| Funk |
| bounce(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound) |
| bound(verb, shy, recoil, jump, shrink) |
| crawl(verb, recoil, shrink, quiver, wince) |
| dread(verb, worry, avoid, fuss, fret) |
| fawn(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink) |
| fight shy(expression, idiom, cowardice) |
| hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, recoil, avoidance) |
| hog(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping) |
| pull back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge) |
| shrivel(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping) |
| warp(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping) |
| be startled(start, recoil) |
| contract |
| cramp(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping) |
| creep |
| demur(verb, withdraw, refuse, resist, retreat) |
| grovel(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink) |