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71 entries under cringe topic. ×

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scruple(verb, recoil, flinch)
2
stickle(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
swerve(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
1
apple-polish(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
1
back away(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
1
back off(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
1
backfire(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
carom(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
elude(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
1
escape(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
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hide(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
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kowtow(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
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react(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge)
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rebound(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge)
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recede(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw)
1
shirk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shrink away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shun(verb, start, worry, avoid, fuss)
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shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, start, withdraw)
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spring(verb, withdraw, retreat, shy, dodge)
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