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recoiled

Meaning

of Recoil

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Examples

The Princess and the Pea?" Gabrielle suggested. "Not enough time," Kat said "Where's Waldo?" Gabrielle went on. "No." Hamish recoiled. "I am still not allowed back in Morocco. Ally Carter

I think I'm part of a generation of crime writers all of whom woke up independently and recoiled with horror at the fact that we'd chosen this very conservative genre. Laura Lippman

Angra Mainyu created Aži Dahāka (Y. 9.8); but he recoiled in fear from Mithra’s mace (Yt. 10.97 and 134). Source: Internet

He had recoiled from the music of Götterdämmerung when he heard it at Covent Garden in 1892, but encouraged by his friend and fellow-student Fritz Hart he persevered and quickly became an ardent Wagnerite. Source: Internet

A Tampa man died after the chain saw he was using to remove trees recoiled and cut his carotid artery. Source: Internet

Many recoiled with horror when Rose McGowan accused Ben Affleck of knowing for many years what Weinstein had done to her. Source: Internet

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