8
flinch(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound)
7
squint(noun, verb, see, glimmer, peer)
7
wince(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound)
6
recoil(verb, shy, jump, bound, shrink)
6
shrink(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound)
5
quail(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound)
4
cringe
4
funk
3
start(verb, recoil, jump, shrink, flinch)
3
wink(noun, glimmer, flutter, twinkling, flick)
2
Funk
2
blanch(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound)
2
blench(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound)
2
bound(verb, shy, recoil, jump, shrink)
2
deform
1
cast
1
contract
1
crawl
1
cross-eye
1
goggle
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