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Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
1. recoil
verb. ['riːˈkɔɪl'] draw back, as with fear or pain.
Antonyms
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
Sentences with recoil
1. Noun, singular or mass
Rotate the loop back and forth until you notice the tension is set on the recoil spring.
2. Verb, base form
The calf is built to recoil.
2. recoil
noun. ['riːˈkɔɪl'] a movement back from an impact.
Antonyms
Etymology
- reculer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. recoil
noun. ['riːˈkɔɪl'] the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired.
Etymology
- reculer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. recoil
verb. ['riːˈkɔɪl'] spring back, as from a forceful thrust.
Antonyms
Etymology
- reculer (Old French (842-ca. 1400))