161 entries under recoil topic. ×

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demur(verb, stop, withdraw, retreat, pause)
7
shudder(verb, move, worry, withdraw, avoid)
6
blink(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
6
fall back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, close)
6
shy away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, start)
6
swerve(verb, stop, start, withdraw, retreat)
5
duck(verb, start, withdraw, avoid, retreat)
5
hang back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, pause)
5
retrocede(verb, drop, close, go, decline)
5
shirk(verb, start, withdraw, avoid, retreat)
4
blanch(verb, start, worry, withdraw, avoid)
4
crawl(verb, quiver, regression, flinch)
4
crouch(verb, start, worry, avoid, hide)
4
evade(verb, go, start, withdraw, leave)
4
go away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, drop, close)
4
scruple(verb, stop, pause, balance, shy)
4
tremble(verb, move, worry, withdraw, avoid)
3
backtrack(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
3
boggle(verb, pause, shy, hesitate)
3
bound(verb, control, check, reduce, restrain)
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