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15
cringed
12
flinched(verb, flinched)
10
recoiled(verb, flinched)
7
faltered(verb, flinched)
4
grimaced
4
shrank(verb, flinched)
3
quailed
3
fawned
2
jumped
2
cowered(verb, flinched)
2
shriveled
2
startled
1
blinked(verb, flinched)
1
rebounded
1
retracted
1
shied
1
wincer
0
started
0
fawn
0
groveled
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