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- DictionaryRe·coil
verb
- 1. suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust: "he recoiled in horror"
noun
- 1. the action of recoiling: "his body jerked with the recoil of the rifle"
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.
3 days ago · recoil in British English. verb (rɪˈkɔɪl ) (intransitive) 1. to jerk back, as from an impact or violent thrust. 2. (often foll by from) to draw back in fear, horror, or disgust. to recoil from the sight of blood. 3. (foll by on or upon) to go wrong, esp so as to hurt the perpetrator.
to spring or come back; react (usually followed by on or upon): Plots frequently recoil upon the plotters. Physics . (of an atom, a nucleus, or a particle) to undergo a change in momentum as a result either of a collision with an atom, a nucleus, or a particle or of the emission of a particle.
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). n. (also rē′koil′) 1. The backward action of a firearm upon firing. 2. The act or state of recoiling; reaction.
I recoiled at the thought. [intransitive] (of a gun) to move suddenly backwards when it is fired. Definition of recoil verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of RECOIL. [singular] : the sudden backward movement of a gun that happens when the gun is fired. The gun has a sharp recoil. RECOIL meaning: 1 : to quickly move away from something that is shocking, frightening, or disgusting to react to something with shock or fear often used figuratively; 2 : to move back ...
RECOIL | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary. Definition of recoil – Learner’s Dictionary. recoil. verb [ I ] uk / rɪˈkɔɪl / us. Add to word list. to react to something with fear or hate: She recoiled in horror at the thought of touching a snake.
