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recoil
[ri-koil, ree-koil, ri-koil]
verb (used without object)
to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
Synonyms: , , ,to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or the force of the discharge, as a firearm.
Synonyms:to spring or come back; react (usually followed by on orupon ).
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.
noun
an act of recoiling.
the distance through which a weapon moves backward after discharging.
recoil
verb
to jerk back, as from an impact or violent thrust
(often foll by from) to draw back in fear, horror, or disgust
to recoil from the sight of blood
to go wrong, esp so as to hurt the perpetrator
(of a nucleus, atom, molecule, or elementary particle) to change momentum as a result of the emission of a photon or particle
noun
the backward movement of a gun when fired
the distance moved
the motion acquired by a particle as a result of its emission of a photon or other particle
the act of recoiling
Other 51Թ Forms
- recoilingly adverb
- nonrecoil noun
- ˈǾ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of recoil1
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Example Sentences
“He would be sick,” Spencer said, guessing the recoil the nation’s 40th president would have had if he’d witnessed the crass and corrupt behavior of the 45th and 47th one.
“Maybe ceramics wasn’t for me,” the little voice in my head said as I recoiled from embarrassment.
It let out a deafening sound, and the recoil blew up leaves and dust from the ground.
The movie seems to recoil from its own hammering dramatics, with Bryce Dessner’s score toggling uneasily between jocular blues and dour, overcompensating strings.
Raducanu, 22, recoiled in horror when she saw a man - who she had already reported for what was described as "exhibiting fixated behaviour" - in the stands of her match in Dubai last month.
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