16 entries under dodge topic. ×

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blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, hesitate)
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draw back(verb, expression, withdraw, return, retreat)
3
pull back(verb, expression, withdraw, return, retreat)
3
recoil(verb, withdraw, return, retreat)
2
cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, hesitate)
2
flinch(verb, withdraw, retreat, hesitate)
2
quail(verb, withdraw, return, retreat)
2
retreat(verb, withdraw, return, recoil)
2
shrink(verb, withdraw, return, retreat)
2
wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, hesitate)
1
back away(verb, expression, withdraw, return, retreat)
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shy away(verb, expression, withdraw, return, follow)
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withdraw(verb, return, retreat, recoil)
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demur(verb, withdraw, retreat, recoil)
0
shrink away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat)
0
shudder(verb, withdraw, retreat, hesitate)
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