2
cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
curvet
2
flinch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
hop(verb, bump, recoil, jump, bound)
2
jounce(verb, bump, recoil, jump, bound)
2
jump(verb, bump, recoil, bound, reflect)
2
quail(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
saltate(verb, bump, recoil, jump, bound)
2
shrink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
snap back(verb, expression, bump, jump, bound)
2
vault(verb, bump, recoil, jump, bound)
1
back down
1
back out
1
backlash(verb, bump, recoil, jump, bound)
1
backpedal
1
backwater
1
balk(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
blanch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
blink(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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