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recoil
/ɹiˈkɔɪl/ · 6 letters · 6 distinct letters
- verb
draw back, as with fear or pain
she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
- noun
the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
- noun
a movement back from an impact
- verb
come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
- verb
spring back; spring away from an impact
The rubber ball bounced