Retract and Recoil

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Retract verb - Pull away from a source of disgust or fear.

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Recoil and retract are semantically related in withdraw topic. In some cases you can use "Recoil" instead a verb "Retract".

Recoil verb - To draw back in fear, pain, or disgust.

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Retract and recoil are semantically related in withdraw topic. Sometimes you can use "Retract" instead a verb "Recoil".

Nearby Words: recoiled, recoiling

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