shrink back

/ʃrɪŋk bæk/
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Other forms: shrank back; shrunk back; shrinking back; shrinks back

Definitions of shrink back
  1. verb
    pull away from a source of disgust or fear
    synonyms: retract
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    type of:
    cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch, wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
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