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flinched(noun, flinched)
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retreated
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rebounded
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shrank(avoided, hesitated, flinched)
4
winced(noun, flinched)
4
shrunk(avoided, hesitated, flinched)
3
bounced
3
kicked
3
quailed
3
shirked
2
cringed
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faltered(hesitated, flinched)
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reacted(turned, retired, returned)
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receded
2
retired
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returned
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balked
1
cowered
1
escaped
1
ricocheted
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