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, grovelin 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, blenchin 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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