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blinking(verb, adjective)
4
recoiling
4
wincing
4
cowering
3
retreating
2
blenching(verb, meek, timid, unsure, unassuming)
2
faltering(verb, adjective)
2
balking
2
boggling
2
cringing
2
diffident(adjective, hesitant, unconfident, unassured)
2
flinch
2
quailing
2
receding
2
retiring
2
shrinking
1
baulking
1
blanching
1
bouncing
1
bounding
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