- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|638
- Abbreviations|0
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| elude(verb, shy, recoil, cringe) | |
| escape(verb, shy, recoil, cringe) | |
| eschew(verb, shy, recoil, cringe) | |
| evade(verb, shy, hesitate, recoil) | |
| shun(verb, worry, avoid, shy) | |
| swerve(verb, withdraw, retreat, shy) | |
| flee(verb, shy, recoil, cringe) | |
| shirk(verb, withdraw, retreat, shy) | |
| be startled | |
| rebound(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw) | |
| startle(verb, shy, recoil, jump) | |
| be frightened(verb, worry, avoid, fuss) | |
| be surprised(expression, idiom, recoil) | |
| carom(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| bolt(verb, shy, recoil, jump) | |
| get a fright(expression, idiom, recoil) |
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