VERB: "to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain)" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain)" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. draw back, as with fear or pain
2. make a face indicating disgust or dislike
(noun)
1. a reflex response to sudden pain
2. the facial expression of sudden pain

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SHRINK (verb)
1. become smaller or draw together
2. decrease in size, range, or extent
SHRINK (noun)
1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry
VERB (noun)
1. a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
2. the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence

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