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bouncing(verb, adjective)
7
shrinking(verb, shy, timid, diffident, hesitating)
6
wincing(verb, flinching)
4
flinching(verb, flinching)
3
rebounding
3
backfiring(noun, verb)
3
bashful(adjective, shy)
3
cowering(verb, flinching)
3
faltering(verb, adjective, hesitating, flinching)
3
hesitating(verb, hesitating)
3
kicking
3
recalcitrant
3
ricocheting
2
balking(verb, adjective, hesitating)
2
abstaining(verb, avoiding)
2
boomeranging
2
flinch
2
repercussive
2
resilient
2
retiring(adjective, shy, timid, diffident)
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