99 entries under recoil topic. ×

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blench(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
3
draw back(verb, expression, withdraw, return, retreat)
3
hang back(verb, expression, follow, pull, hesitate)
3
pull back(verb, expression, withdraw, return, retreat)
2
avoid(retreat, recede)
2
cringe(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
evade(retreat, recede)
2
fall back(verb, expression, return, follow, stick)
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flinch(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
quail(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge)
2
reel(withdraw, retreat, recede, react)
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retreat(verb, withdraw, return, dodge)
2
shrink(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, dodge)
2
wince(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, 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, dodge)
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abandon(retreat, recede)
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back(retreat, recede)
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back down(expression, retreat, recede)
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