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Synonyms for recoil

jerk back

draw back

jerking back

kickback

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Synonyms for recoil

to jerk backward, as a gun upon firing

to draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust

an act of drawing back in an involuntary or instinctive fashion

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Synonyms for recoil

the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

a movement back from an impact

draw back, as with fear or pain

come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

spring back

spring back, as from a forceful thrust

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