recoil
Example Sentences
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The manager turned off the vacuum, recoiled hoses and exhaled with relief.
From Los Angeles Times
At one point, a rat-a-tat-tat could be heard on the microphone, and an announcer said, “Thuuunderrrr. The guns recoil. The earth shakes and 1-5-5 mm shell tears through the air. ... Steel rain inbound.”
From Los Angeles Times
Our America recoils from people who push their religious beliefs on others, or who denigrate women and other citizens who happen to be unlike them.
From Salon
While reviews were largely positive, The Quietus recoiled at the lack of heavy guitar anthems in a scathing screed that employed descriptors like "unintrusive", "clunking" and "by-numbers detritus".
From BBC
But he proves a skilled physical comic, tussling with his boots or recoiling from a kick in the shins from Lucky.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
