Recoil: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ฌ
recoil
[ rษชหkษษชl ]
in shooting
To suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.
Synonyms
cringe, flinch, shrink, shudder
Examples of usage
- He recoiled in horror at the sight of the dead body.
- The loud noise caused her to recoil in fear.
in physics
The action of springing back.
Synonyms
kickback, rebound, reverberation
Examples of usage
- The coil spring allows for the recoil of the gun after firing.
Translations
Translations of the word "recoil" in other languages:
๐ต๐น recuo
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเฅเคฐเคคเคฟเคเฅเคทเฅเคช
๐ฉ๐ช Rรผckstoร
๐ฎ๐ฉ rekoil
๐บ๐ฆ ะฒัะดะดะฐัะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ odrzut
๐ฏ๐ต ๅๅ (ใฏใใฉใ)
๐ซ๐ท recul
๐ช๐ธ retroceso
๐น๐ท geri tepme
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฐ๋ (๋ฐ๋)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุงุฑุชุฏุงุฏ
๐จ๐ฟ zpฤtnรฝ rรกz
๐ธ๐ฐ spรคtnรฝ rรกz
๐จ๐ณ ๅๅฒ (fวnchลng)
๐ธ๐ฎ povratni udarec
๐ฎ๐ธ afturkast
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐะนัะฐัั
๐ฌ๐ช แฃแแฃแฅแชแแแ (uk'uk'tseva)
๐ฆ๐ฟ geri tษpmษ
๐ฒ๐ฝ retroceso
Word origin
The word 'recoil' originated in the late 14th century from the Middle French word 'reculer' meaning 'to retreat, to go back'. It has been used over the centuries to describe the sudden springing back or reaction to a force, both physically and emotionally.