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Word: Recoil
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (denoting the act of retreating): from Old French reculer ‘move back’, based on Latin culus ‘buttocks’
rɪˈkɔɪl
suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust
Short Definition:suddenly spring or flinch back in fear or disgust
Examples:- he recoiled in horror
rebound or spring back through force of impact or elasticity
Short Definition:rebound or spring back through force of impact or elasticity
Examples:- the muscle has the ability to recoil
Word: Recoil
Speech Type: Noun
rɪˈkɔɪl
ˈriːkɔɪl
the action of recoiling
Short Definition:action of recoiling
Examples:- his body jerked with the recoil of the rifle
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