- present tense form of recoil (3rd person singular).
recoils
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This is Lauder’s go-to chair for conversations, and he recoils at the suggestion he might want to re-cover it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
At the end of “The Return,” when Fiennes stands entrail-smeared before his beloved Penelope, she recoils from the horror of the battlefield brought right into their home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
He practices a politics of inspiration, and the Surge recoils at politicians who try to inspire us.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2025
But it is perhaps an ominous sign that she physically recoils after saying that.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2023
Brother Khoi recoils, vowing to never eat anything with wings.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
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