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Noun
S:
(n)
recoil
,
kick
(the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired)
S:
(n)
recoil
,
repercussion
,
rebound
,
backlash
(a movement back from an impact)
Verb
S:
(v)
flinch
,
squinch
,
funk
,
cringe
,
shrink
,
wince
,
recoil
,
quail
(draw back, as with fear or pain)
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
S:
(v)
backfire
,
backlash
,
recoil
(come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect)
"Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"; "the political movie backlashed on the Democrats"
S:
(v)
bounce
,
resile
,
take a hop
,
spring
,
bound
,
rebound
,
recoil
,
reverberate
,
ricochet
(spring back; spring away from an impact)
"The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
S:
(v)
kick back
,
recoil
,
kick
(spring back, as from a forceful thrust)
"The gun kicked back into my shoulder"