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shrank
2
shuddered(noun, verb)
2
started
2
startled
1
crawled
1
shrunk
1
backed down(verb, phrasal verb)
1
baulked
1
crouched
1
flincher
1
flinchingly
1
funked
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grimaced
1
jumped
1
kicked
1
moved
1
moved back(verb, phrasal verb)
1
moved backwards(verb, phrasal verb)
1
parried
1
reacted
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