706 entries under verb topic. ×

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contract(drop, control, close, go)
36
decrease(drop, control, close, cut)
29
diminish(drop, control, close, cut)
27
recoil(noun, act, go, remove)
25
flinch(noun, act, start, worry)
25
lessen(drop, close, cut, decline)
24
wince(noun, act, start, withdraw)
22
dwindle(drop, close, cut, decline)
21
shrivel(drop, close, cut, decline)
21
wither(drop, cut, decline, reduce)
18
reduce(drop, control, close, cut)
15
compress(cut, decline, increase, reduce)
15
decline(drop, close, cut, reduce)
15
wane(drop, close, cut, decline)
15
withdraw(go, remove, start, leave)
15
start(worry, withdraw, draw, twist)
14
recede(drop, close, go, cut)
14
shorten(control, close, cut, check)
14
shy(worry, draw, avoid, approach)
13
quail(move, go, remove, start)
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