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   Re·coil

   verb

   • 1. suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust: "he recoiled in horror" Similar draw backjump backspring backjerk backpull backflinchshy awayshrink (back)blenchstartwincecowerquail
   • ▪ feel fear, horror, or disgust at the thought or prospect of something; shrink mentally: "Renee felt herself recoil at the very thought" Similar feel revulsion atfeel disgust atfeel abhorrence atbe unable to bearbe unable to stomachshrink fromshy away frombalk athesitate at
   • ▪ (of a gun) move abruptly backward as a reaction on firing a bullet, shell, or other missile. Similar kick (back)jerk backspring backfly backjump back
   • ▪ rebound or spring back through force of impact or elasticity: "the muscle has the ability to recoil"
   • ▪ (of an action) have an adverse reactive effect on (the originator): "the soothsayers agreed that all the dangers would recoil on the heads of those who were in possession of the entrails" Similar rebound oncome back onaffect badlymisfirebackfireboomeranggo wrongfail to work outbe unsuccessfulgo amisscome to griefmeet with disasterarchaic:redound on

   noun

   • 1. the action of recoiling: "his body jerked with the recoil of the rifle"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting the act of retreating): from Old French reculer ‘move back’, based on Latin culus ‘buttocks’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. recoilless adjective

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   What is a recoil verb?

   • Definition of recoil verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive] to move your body quickly away from somebody/something because you find them or it frightening or unpleasant synonym flinch recoil (from somebody/something) She recoiled from his touch. recoil at something He recoiled in horror at the sight of the corpse.

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   What does it mean if a weapon recoils?

   • 1. To spring back, as upon firing. 2. To shrink back, as in fear or repugnance. 3. To fall back; return: "Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent" (Arthur Conan Doyle). 1. The backward action of a firearm upon firing. 2. The act or state of recoiling; reaction.

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   What is a good word for recoil?

   • 1. jerk back, pull back, flinch, quail, kick, react, rebound, spring back, resile I recoiled in horror. 2. draw back, shrink, falter, shy away, flinch, quail, balk at People used to recoil from the idea of getting into debt.

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   How do you pronounce recoiling?

   • Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense recoils, present participle recoiling, past tense, past participle recoiled pronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (rɪkɔɪl ). The noun is pronounced (rikɔɪl ). If something makes you recoil, you move your body quickly away from it because it frightens, offends, or hurts you.

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   Recoil is a verb meaning to fall back under pressure or to shrink back physically or emotionally, or a noun meaning the act or action of recoiling or the kickback of a gun. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and phrases of recoil.

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   Recoil definition: to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.. See examples of RECOIL used in a sentence.

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   Recoil can be a verb meaning to move back because of fear or disgust, or to refuse to accept an idea or principle. It can also be a noun meaning the sudden backward movement of a gun when it is fired.

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   1. /riˈkɔɪl/ spring back; spring away from an impact. 2. /ˈriˌkɔɪl/ the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired. IPA guide. Other forms: recoiled; recoiling; recoils. A recoil is a movement backwards, usually from some force or impact. The recoil of a gun is a backward movement caused by momentum.

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   Recoil means to spring back, shrink back, or return, often as a result of an impact or a discharge of ammunition. It can also refer to the backward movement of a gun or the change in momentum of a particle.

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   Recoil means to move away quickly from something or someone that scares or upsets you, or to react strongly to an idea or situation. It can also mean for a gun to move backwards when it is fired.

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   Recoil means to move away quickly from something or someone because you are afraid or disgusted, or to move backward when you fire a gun. Learn how to use recoil in sentences with synonyms and grammar notes.