recoil from
recoil force
Most people would recoil at the sight of the snake.
he recoiled in horror.
Ronni felt herself recoil at the very thought.
recoil from doing sth.
She recoiled at the sight of the snake.
His wily plan recoiled on him.
his body jerked with the recoil of the rifle.
A gun recoils after being fired.
Howard recoiled a little at the sharpness in my voice.
Anna recoiled in horror as the snake approached.
Revenge may recoil upon the person who takes it.
As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled.
His ungentlemanly attempts to discredit the sale of drugs by his professional brethren would by-and-by recoil on himself.
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