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135 entries under recoil topic. ×
| turn tail(expression, retreat, recede) | |
| waver(verb, withdraw, retreat, pause, dodge) | |
| wince(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| avoid(verb, start, return, retreat) | |
| backpedal | |
| beat it(expression, retreat, recede) | |
| boggle(verb, pause, hesitate, falter) | |
| bounce back(expression, retreat, recede) | |
| cave in(expression, retreat, recede) | |
| circle back(expression, retreat, recede) | |
| come again(expression, retreat, recede) | |
| come back(expression, retreat, recede) | |
| crawfish | |
| crawl(shrink, wince) | |
| crouch(verb, start, tremble, shrink) | |
| decamp(retreat, recede) | |
| disengage(retreat, recede) | |
| eat dirt(expression, shrink, wince) | |
| ebb(retreat, recede) | |
| elude(start, retreat, recede, cringe) |
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