draw back
— phrasal verb with draw uk/drɔː/us/drɑː/verb drew, drawn
to move away from someone or something, usually because you are surprised or frightened:
She leaned forward to touch the dog but quickly drew back when she saw its teeth.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jig
- jiggle
- jolt
- judder
- leap
- palpitate
- pull away
- quiver
- shivery
- shrink
- tremulous
- whip
- worry at sth
- wriggle
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