58 entries under flinch topic. ×
| falter(verb, withdraw, retreat, hesitate, tremble) | |
| demur(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender) | |
| duck(verb, start, withdraw, avoid, escape) | |
| squinch(verb, shy, jump, bound, shrink) | |
| blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shrink) | |
| pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove) | |
| shake(verb, withdraw, escape, retreat, dodge) | |
| shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, change) | |
| swerve(verb, move, change, start, withdraw) | |
| fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove) | |
| jerk(noun, verb, withdraw, return, retreat) | |
| tremble(verb, withdraw, hide, retreat, dodge) | |
| leap(noun, verb, bump, shy, jump) | |
| retire(verb, go, remove, start, turn) | |
| shirk(verb, start, withdraw, avoid, escape) | |
| back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw) | |
| back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw) | |
| blanch(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy) | |
| hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, avoidance, cringe) | |
| recede(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw) |
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