112 entries under recoil topic. ×

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falter(verb, move, trip, fall, withdraw)
9
shake(verb, withdraw, twist, shock, agitation)
8
waver(verb, trip, fall, withdraw, slip)
5
quake(verb, upset, disturb, withdraw, shock)
4
retreat(verb, go, withdraw, leave, return)
3
jerk(noun, verb, upset, disturb, withdraw)
3
quail(verb, upset, go, disturb, withdraw)
3
shrink(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
3
tremble(verb, upset, disturb, withdraw, twist)
2
avoid(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
2
blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
blink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
draw back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
2
duck(verb, withdraw, retreat, rock, pitch)
2
evade(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
2
fall back(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave)
2
flinch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
fold(noun, verb, move, go, drive)
2
hesitate(verb, trip, fall, withdraw, slip)
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