| 单词 | shrink back | 
| 释义 | (phrasal verb)  She shrank back with an involuntary gasp. Synonyms recoil  People used to recoil from the idea of getting into debt. cringe  I cringed in horror. draw back  I drew back with a horrified scream. withdraw wince  She winced at the thought of getting her tooth removed. shy away flinch  The slightest pressure made her flinch. quail  The very word makes many of us quail. cower  The hostages cowered in their seats. hang back  His closest advisors believe he should hang back no longer. Additional synonymsin the sense of cower Definition to cringe or shrink in fear The hostages cowered in their seats. Synonyms cringe,  shrink,  tremble,  crouch,  flinch,  quail,  draw back, grovel in the sense of cringe Definition to shrink or flinch in fear I cringed in horror. Synonyms shrink,  flinch,  quail,  recoil,  start,  shy,  tremble,  quiver,  cower,  draw back, blench in the sense of draw back Definition to move backwards I drew back with a horrified scream. Synonyms recoil,  withdraw,  retreat,  shrink,  falter,  back off,  shy away,  flinch,  retract,  quail,  start back Nearby words of | 
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