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117 entries under verb topic. ×

6
recoil(move, change, start, withdraw)
6
shy(start, pause, hesitate, recoil)
4
shrink(stop, start, withdraw, return)
3
pull back(expression, phrasal verb, stop, withdraw)
3
shift(move, stop, change, push)
2
swerve(move, stop, change, start)
2
alternate(move, stop, change, push)
2
back away(expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, return)
2
duck(start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
retreat(start, withdraw, return, dodge)
2
withdraw(start, return, retreat, dodge)
1
about-face(move, change, push, return)
1
aim(move, change, push, return)
1
alter(move, change, push, return)
1
back off(expression, phrasal verb, return, retreat)
1
backfire(withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
1
backslide(move, change, push, return)
1
balk(stop, start, withdraw, retreat)
1
blanch(start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
1
blench(start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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