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recoil
verb
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How to pronounce recoil:

Definition of recoil:

recoil (verb):
to jerk or spring back
to fall back under pressure
draw back, as with fear or pain.

Synonyms for recoil:

blench
cringe
flinch
funk
hesitate
jerk back
kick
move
pull back
quail
react
rebound
resile
retract
shrink
shudder
spring back
squinch
tremble
wince

Antonyms for recoil:

calm
confront
face
meet
remain
smile
stay
steady
work
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