161 entries under recoil topic. ×

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contract(verb, drop, control, close, go)
25
flinch(noun, verb, act, start, worry)
24
wince(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw)
15
withdraw(verb, go, remove, start, leave)
15
start(verb, worry, withdraw, draw, twist)
14
recede(verb, drop, close, go, cut)
14
shy(verb, worry, draw, avoid, approach)
13
quail(verb, move, go, remove, start)
13
retreat(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
13
blench(verb, start, withdraw, draw, hide)
13
cower(verb, move, start, worry, avoid)
13
cringe(noun, verb, act, start, withdraw)
12
ebb(verb, drop, close, go, cut)
12
draw back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, close)
10
avoid(verb, go, start, worry, withdraw)
9
hesitate(verb, withdraw, retreat, fear, pause)
9
retire(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
8
falter(verb, worry, withdraw, avoid, retreat)
8
squinch(verb, shy, jump, bound)
7
balk(verb, stop, start, withdraw, retreat)
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