Recoil - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a movement back from an impact (syn: backlash, rebound, repercussion)
verb
- come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect (syn: backfire, backlash)
- spring back; spring away from an impact (syn: bounce, bound, rebound, reverberate, ricochet, spring)
- spring back, as from a forceful thrust (syn: kick, kick back)
Extra examples
We recoiled in horror at the sight of his wounded arm.
He recoiled from her touch.
The rifle recoiled and bruised my shoulder.
The gun has a sharp recoil.
Most people will recoil from a poisonous snake.
I recoil from the idea of marrying him.
Revenge may recoil upon the person who takes it.
She recoiled from his touch as if she had been slapped.
He recoils from everything in life that demands hard work.
We recoil in horror from the thought of subjecting someone to extreme pain.
The recoil of the gun sent him flying backwards.
Many people recoil with horror when they see a big spider like this.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: recoil
he/she/it: recoils
present participle: recoiling
past tense: recoiled
past participle: recoiled
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