recoil
🇺🇸
/rɪˈkɔɪl/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈkɔɪl/
intransitive verb
R
To quickly move away from something because it is scary or not nice.
She recoiled from the scary dog.
R
To feel a strong dislike or fear about an idea or situation.
I recoiled at the idea of eating bugs.
R
To move back quickly when a gun is fired.
The gun recoiled in his hands.
noun
R
The quick backward movement of a gun when it is fired.
The gun's recoil was very strong.
translation
To quickly move away from something because it is scary or not nice.; To feel a strong dislike or fear about an idea or situation.; To move back quickly when a gun is fired.
The quick backward movement of a gun when it is fired.
Word Forms
3rd Present
recoils
Progressive
recoiling
Past
recoiled
Perfect
recoiled
Plural
recoils