104 entries under recoil topic. ×
| shudder(noun, verb, withdraw, retreat, shake) | |
| shy away(verb, expression, start, withdraw, retreat) | |
| step back(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| stick(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate) | |
| truckle(verb, hide, tremble, shrink) | |
| turn away(verb, expression, withdraw, retreat, dodge) | |
| apple-polish(verb, hide, tremble, shrink) | |
| apple polish(expression, hide) | |
| be frightened | |
| be startled | |
| be surprised | |
| become afraid | |
| bend(verb, distort, warp, stoop) | |
| bolt(verb, start, shy, jump) | |
| bootlick(verb, hide, tremble, shrink) | |
| brownnose(verb, hide, tremble, shrink) | |
| buck(verb, shy, jump, bound) | |
| dart(verb, shy, jump, bound) | |
| flee(start, cringe) | |
| get a fright(expression, idiom, start) |
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