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Drawing back

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of drawing back.

    "And the men were afraid.—This signifies a drawing back, as appears from the signification of “being afraid,” as here denoting a drawing back, viz., from conjunction with the internal."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of draw back form-of, gerund, participle, present

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