recoiling

verbshrink away

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verb shrink away

Antonyms for recoiling

Word Origin & History

c.1300, "retreat," from Old French recul "recoil, backward movement, retreat," from reculer (see recoil (v.)). Meaning "back-kick of a firearm" is from 1570s.

Example Sentences for recoiling

Teresa (recoiling with the expression appropriate to the passion).

"Leave my daughter's name out of this," cried Manthis, recoiling.

I said, letting go my grip on his shoulders, and recoiling a pace from him.

He smoked with lips protruding, spitting every moment, recoiling at every puff.

He let go of her then, and recoiling against the divan, sat down.

He smoked with his lips protruded, spitting every moment, recoiling at every puff.

"Speak not thus,—look not thus," she said, recoiling from him.

Recoiling, he returned to his armchair and sat down before the fire.

He turned and cannoned into a man on the sidewalk, recoiling with an oath.

"No, no; not that," Agatha whispered, recoiling from his touch.

recoiling

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