recoil

recoil
re|coil1 [ rı`kɔıl ] verb intransitive
1. ) to move quickly back from someone or something frightening or unpleasant:
She felt him recoil from her.
2. ) to feel very strongly that something is frightening or unpleasant:
She recoiled in horror at the thought of it.
3. ) if a gun recoils, it moves back quickly when it is fired
recoil
re|coil 2 [ rı`kɔıl, `ri,kɔıl ] noun singular or uncount
the sudden backward movement of a gun when it is fired

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