140 entries under verb topic. ×

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flinch(recoil, cringe)
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gripe(noun, dislike, doubt, opposition)
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harbor suspicion(expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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imagine(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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insinuate(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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not buy(expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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oppose(object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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pull back(expression, stop, pause, balance)
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quail(recoil, cringe, flinch)
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read differently(expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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retreat(recoil, cringe, flinch)
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skepticize(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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stickling(disagree, hesitate, waver)
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surmise(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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suspect(dispute, challenge, doubt, question)
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wince(recoil, cringe, flinch)
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withdraw(recoil, cringe, flinch)
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wonder at(expression, dispute, challenge, doubt)
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deprecate(object, protest, disagree, hesitate)
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disagree(object, protest, hesitate, waver)
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