Looking for the meaning or definition of the word recoil? That's all it means.
to quickly move back
recoil, kick(noun)the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlash(verb)a movement back from an impact
flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail(verb)draw back, as with fear or pain
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
backfire, backlash, recoil(verb)come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
"Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet(verb)spring back; spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
kick back, recoil, kick(verb)spring back, as from a forceful thrust
"The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
to draw back in fear, pain, or disgustthe social worker tried not to recoil from the sight of the cockroach in the bathtub
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