Recoil Very Common

Recoil has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

recoil kick

a movement back from an impact

recoil repercussion rebound backlash

A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.

Verb

draw back, as with fear or pain

"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

flinch squinch funk cringe shrink wince recoil quail

come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

"Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"

"the political movie backlashed on the Democrats"

backfire backlash recoil

spring back; spring away from an impact

"The rubber ball bounced"

"These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

bounce resile take a hop spring bound rebound recoil reverberate ricochet

spring back, as from a forceful thrust

"The gun kicked back into my shoulder"

kick back recoil kick

To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment.

Example Sentences

"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" verb

"Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" verb

"the political movie backlashed on the Democrats" verb

"The rubber ball bounced" verb

"These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" verb

"The gun kicked back into my shoulder" verb