recoil

When prosecutors displayed gruesome crime scene photos that showed how Calzada and Gallegos looked when they were found, some members of the jury recoiled.

Kirk can be seen recoiling in his chair, blood on his neck, before the terrified crowd starts running.

I recoiled when the Wizard’s disembodied head loomed above.

Surely some people will recoil at my likening Meghan’s efforts to those of Queen Martha, doyenne of gracious living and doing everything yourself.

Butts bounce with a youthful recoil while tight close-ups capture hands with hot pink painted fingernails slapping against taut thighs.