3
retract
3
shoot
3
shrink back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, retreat)
3
shrivel(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping)
3
skulk(verb, hide, fear, recoil, tremble)
3
spring(verb, withdraw, twist, retreat, shy)
3
swerve(verb, start, withdraw, draw, retreat)
3
throb
3
turn(verb, draw)
3
twinge
3
warp(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping)
2
smart
2
ail(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
2
balk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
2
bleed(verb, disturb, worry, struggle, strive)
2
blush
2
boggle(verb, recoil, cringe, flinch)
2
bounce(verb, shy, recoil, jump, bound)
2
crawl(recoil, shrink, quiver, squat, crouch)
2
deform(verb, twist, distort, disfigure, distorting)
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