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  • 101recoil — re·coil || rɪ kɔɪl ,rɪː n. backlash, kickback, rebound; wince, flinch v. rebound, kick back; flinch, wince, flinch, draw back …

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  • 102recoiled — re·coil || rɪ kɔɪl ,rɪː n. backlash, kickback, rebound; wince, flinch v. rebound, kick back; flinch, wince, flinch, draw back …

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  • 103recoiling — re·coil || rɪ kɔɪl ,rɪː n. backlash, kickback, rebound; wince, flinch v. rebound, kick back; flinch, wince, flinch, draw back …

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  • 104recoils — re·coil || rɪ kɔɪl ,rɪː n. backlash, kickback, rebound; wince, flinch v. rebound, kick back; flinch, wince, flinch, draw back …

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  • 105cringe — verb 1) she cringed as he bellowed in her ear Syn: cower, shrink, recoil, shy away, flinch, blench, draw back; shake, tremble, quiver, quail, quake 2) it makes me cringe when I think of it Syn …

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  • 106flinch — verb 1) he flinched at the noise Syn: wince, start, shudder, quiver, jerk, shy See note at wince 2) she never flinched from her duty Syn: shrink from …

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  • 107start — 1. verb 1) the meeting starts at 7:45 Syn: begin, commence, get underway, go ahead, get going; informal kick off Ant: finish 2) this was how her illness had started Syn: arise, com …

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  • 108shy — I adj 1. bashful, diffident, retiring, reserved, backward, unconfident, Archaic. verecund, Scot, and North Eng. blate; shrinking, withdrawn, distant, Inf. introverted, unsocial, unsociable; modest, meek, demure, coy; self conscious, constrained;… …

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  • 109winch — [[t]wɪntʃ[/t]] n. 1) mac the crank or handle of a revolving machine 2) mac a windlass turned by a crank, for hoisting or hauling 3) mac any of various devices for cranking 4) mac to hoist or haul (a load) by means of a winch • Etymology: bef.… …

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  • 110wink — ► VERB 1) close and open one eye quickly as a signal of affection or greeting or to convey a message. 2) shine or flash intermittently. ► NOUN ▪ an act of winking. ● as easy as winking Cf. ↑as easy as winking ● …

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