Recoil (Crossword clue)

We found 15 answers for “Recoil” .

This page shows answers to the clue Recoil, followed by ten definitions like “Draw back, as with fear or pain”, “The state or condition of having recoiled” and “To turn or go back; to withdraw one`s self”. Synonyms for Recoil are for example back off, baulk and cower. More synonyms can be found below the puzzle answers.

3 letters

SHY

4 letters

KICK

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CAROM

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7 letters

8 letters

BACK AWAY (4,4)

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10 letters

RECULEMENT

RESILIENCY

Definitions of “Recoil”

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• A movement back from an impact
• Draw back, as with fear or pain
• The state or condition of having recoiled
• To turn or go back; to withdraw one`s self
• Repercussion a movement back from an impact
• The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
• The backward momentum of a gun when it is discharged
• The tendency of a firearm when fired to move backwards
• To draw back part of body upon contact with the ball
• To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing
A further 7 definitions can be found on Encyclo

Synonyms of “Recoil”

Using a synonym can be a good alternative for using “Recoil”. You might be able to find more answers by using these:
back off, baulk, cower, cringe, draw back, flinch, hesitate, pull back, retract, retreat, shrink, shrink away, shrink from, shy away, start and withdrawal.

More crossword answers

We found 15 answers for the crossword clue Recoil . A further 26 clues may be related.

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