Sentences with recoil
re·coil
R r - For a moment I thought he was going to kiss me. I recoiled in horror. [VERB]
- His reaction was as much of a rebuff as a physical recoil.
- The verb is pronounced (rɪkɔɪl ). The noun is pronounced (riːkɔɪl ).
- People used to recoil from the idea of getting into debt. [VERB + from]
- The policeman fires again, tensed against the recoil, unleashing round after round at his assailant.
- To recoil from the sight of blood
- Plots frequently recoil upon the plotters.