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to recoil
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
recoil
3rd person singular
recoils
Present participle
recoiling
Past simple
recoiled
Past participle
recoiled
Examples
As the dentist approached with the needle, she recoiled.
02
spring back, as from a forceful thrust
03
spring back; spring away from an impact
04
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Recoil
01
a movement back from an impact
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
recoils
02
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
