157 entries under recoil topic. ×

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quiver(noun, verb, move, upset, disturb)
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blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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boggle(verb, cringe, flinch)
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bound(verb, shy, jump, shrink)
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crawl(verb, shrink, quiver, squat)
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dodge(verb, withdraw, retreat, hesitate)
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duck(noun, verb, start, withdraw, retreat)
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fall back(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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pull back(verb, expression, go, remove, withdraw)
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reel(verb, upset, go, disturb, withdraw)
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shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
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skulk(verb, hide, tremble, shrink)
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slink(verb, cringe, flinch, cowardice)
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sneak(verb, hide, tremble, shrink)
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truckle(verb, hide, tremble, shrink)
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back out(expression, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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balk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
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bounce(verb, shy, jump, bound)
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demur(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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disengage(verb, go, remove, withdraw, leave)
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APASmart Define. (2015). quail thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/quail/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "quail thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/quail/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026).
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MLASmart Define. "quail thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/quail/thesaurus/synonyms>