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recoil
IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
intransitive
archaic
obsolete
of a firearm
Japanese Meaning
（嫌悪、恐怖、驚きによって）後退する、引っ込む / （対戦相手に対して）後ずさりする / （古い用法で）退く、撤退する
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(intransitive) To pull back, especially in disgust, horror or astonishment. / (intransitive, now rare) To retreat before an opponent. / (obsolete, intransitive) To retire, withdraw.
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recoil
She couldn't help but recoil when she opened the old trunk and saw the dried, mummified hand inside.
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She couldn't help but recoil when she opened the old trunk and saw the dried, mummified hand inside.
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