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1. recoil

verb. ['riːˈkɔɪl'] draw back, as with fear or pain.

Etymology

  • reculer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

Rhymes with Recoil

  • statoil
  • guilfoil
  • embroil
  • britoil
  • uncoil
  • oleoyl
  • lukoil
  • gatoil
  • spoil
  • oboyle
  • o'boyle
  • croyle
  • broil
  • toil
  • soil
  • royle
  • roil
  • moyle
  • moyl
  • hoyle
  • foyle
  • foil
  • doyle
  • coyle
  • coile
  • boyle
  • boil

2. recoil

noun. ['riːˈkɔɪl'] a movement back from an impact.

Etymology

  • reculer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

3. recoil

noun. ['riːˈkɔɪl'] the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired.

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Etymology

  • reculer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

4. recoil

verb. ['riːˈkɔɪl'] spring back, as from a forceful thrust.

Etymology

  • reculer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

5. recoil

verb. ['riːˈkɔɪl'] spring back; spring away from an impact.

Etymology

  • reculer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))

6. recoil

verb. ['riːˈkɔɪl'] come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect.

Etymology

  • reculer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))