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present tense third-person singular of recoil
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to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust
- the social worker tried not to recoil from the sight of the cockroach in the bathtub
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recoils
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plural of recoil
Synonyms & Antonyms of recoils (Entry 2 of 2)
as in revulsions, flinches
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