SHRINK BACK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pull away from a source of disgust or fear

Synonyms:

retract; shrink back

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "shrink back" is one way to...):

cringe; flinch; funk; quail; recoil; shrink; squinch; wince (draw back, as with fear or pain)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

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