recoils in English

noun

1

the action of recoiling.

his body jerked with the recoil of the rifle

synonyms: kickback, kick

verb

1

suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.

he recoiled in horror

synonyms: draw back, jump back, pull back, flinch, shy away, shrink (back)

noun

kickback, kick
repercussion, rebound, backlash
kick

verb

draw back, feel revulsion at, kick (back), have an adverse effect on, ricochet, quail, backfire, kick back
draw back, jump back, pull back, flinch, shy away, shrink (back)
feel revulsion at, feel disgust at, be unable to stomach, shrink from, balk at
kick (back), jerk back, spring back
have an adverse effect on, rebound on, affect badly, backfire on, boomerang on, come back to haunt, redound on
ricochet, spring, bounce, resile, reverberate, rebound, bound
quail, wince, flinch, cringe, shrink, funk, squinch
backfire, backlash
kick back, kick

Use "recoils" in a sentence

1. The rifle recoils when it is fired.

2. Compared to xenon, argon is cheaper and has a distinct scintillation time profile, which allows the separation of electronic recoils from nuclear recoils.

3. The divorce was acrimonious; she still recoils at the name Andy.

4. Synonyms for Abhors include abominates, despises, detests, hates, loathes, execrates, dislikes, disdains, recoils from and shrinks from

5. Synonyms for Cringes include shrinks, recoils, flinches, blenches, quails, shies, cowers, winces, crouches and dodges

6. In order to reach the gas phase, the β-recoils have to penetrate the primary organic adsorption layer.

7. Synonyms for Abominates include abhors, despises, detests, hates, loathes, dislikes, execrates, recoils from, shudders at and disapproves

8. Synonyms for Cowers include retreats, shrinks, blenches, flinches, recoils, blanches, hides, backs away, draws back and pulls back

9. Antonyms for Brazens include dodges, ducks, funks, shirks, sidesteps, avoids, evades, baulks at, recoils from and escapes from

10. It was found that radioactive β-recoils arising in an adsorbed surface layer are able to leave the surface, collected on a negatively charged plate, and counted.

11. Any civilized man recoils from crude behavior toward the symbols of any religion, but our legal system long ago decided that enduring Crudity is better than giving the police a mandate to punish intrinsically religious offenses