70 entries under cringe topic. ×

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elude(start, recoil)
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quake(noun, verb, withdraw, retreat, shake)
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react(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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rebound(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
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shake(noun, verb, feeling, withdraw, retreat)
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shirk(verb, start, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shrink away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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shudder(noun, verb, withdraw, retreat, shake)
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shy away(verb, expression, start, withdraw, retreat)
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step back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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truckle(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
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turn away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge)
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apple-polish(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
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bootlick(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
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brownnose(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
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flee(start, recoil)
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hide(verb, recoil, tremble, shrink)
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honey(verb, hide, recoil, tremble, shrink)
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huddle(verb, bend, recoil, stoop)
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