58 entries under flinch topic. ×

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falter(verb, withdraw, retreat, hesitate, tremble)
8
demur(verb, withdraw, abandon, yield, surrender)
8
duck(verb, start, withdraw, avoid, escape)
8
squinch(verb, shy, jump, bound, shrink)
7
blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shrink)
7
pull back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove)
7
shake(verb, withdraw, escape, retreat, dodge)
7
shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, move, change)
7
swerve(verb, move, change, start, withdraw)
6
fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, remove)
6
jerk(noun, verb, withdraw, return, retreat)
6
tremble(verb, withdraw, hide, retreat, dodge)
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leap(noun, verb, bump, shy, jump)
5
retire(verb, go, remove, start, turn)
5
shirk(verb, start, withdraw, avoid, escape)
4
back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
4
back off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw)
4
blanch(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, shy)
4
hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, avoidance, cringe)
4
recede(verb, go, remove, start, withdraw)
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