7
rebounds(noun, verb)
7
shrinks(noun, verb, bounds, bucks, retreats)
5
bounces(noun, verb)
5
winces(noun, verb, bounds, bucks, retreats)
4
backfires(noun, verb)
4
backlashes
4
boomerangs(noun, verb)
4
flinches(verb, flinches)
4
ricochets(noun, verb)
3
balks(noun, verb, hesitates)
3
falters(noun, verb, hesitates, flinches)
3
repercussions
3
retreats(noun, verb, returns, balks, visits)
2
cowers(noun, verb, flinches)
2
cringes(verb, retreats, balks, dodges, shudders)
2
echoes(noun, verb)
2
escapes(verb, avoids)
2
hesitates(verb, hesitates)
2
kickbacks
2
kicks
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