recoil

Pronunciation: US [rɪˈkɔɪl] UK [rɪ'kɔɪl]

Synonyms

blench cringe quail flinch shrink squinch wince

n.	1. the sudden backward movement of a gun when it is fired
v.	1. to move quickly back from someone or something frightening or unpleasant 2. to feel very strongly that something is frightening or unpleasant 3. if a gun recoils, it moves back quickly when it is fired

As he approached..he found time to wish he could recoil.
Source: E. M. Forster
His natural instinct is to recoil from the sun and return to the nearest shade.
Source: A. Moorehead

Rearrange English Word: recoil
coiler
Based on recoil, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
a - ceilor
b - calorie
l - cariole
p - coalier
s - loricae
All shorter English words within recoil :
ceil cel ceorl cero cire coil coir col cole cor core el er ice ire lei li lice lie lier lire lo loci lore oe oil oiler ole oleic or orc ore oriel orle re rec rei relic reoil rice riel rile roc roe roil role
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With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : r re rec recoi recoil e coi coil oi oil il
Based on recoil, all English words formed by changing one letter
Create new English words with the same letter pairs: re ec co oi il
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English words starting with recoil :
recoiled recoiler recoils recoil
English words that contain recoil :
recoiled recoiler recoils recoil
English words ending with recoil :
recoil