1
pullout
1
quaver(verb, worry, avoid, shake, fuss)
1
quiver(verb, shake, recoil, tremble, shrink)
1
react(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
receding
1
recoil from(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
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recoiling
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reduce
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reel back
1
regress
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retract
1
retreating
1
ricochet
1
scorch(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping)
1
shake(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
sheer off
1
shiver(shake, tremble, quaver, quail)
1
show
1
shrink away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shrinking
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