Definitions For Recoiling

verb

  • To quickly move away from something that is shocking, frightening, or disgusting : to react to something with shock or fear
  • To move back suddenly when fired

noun

  • The sudden backward movement of a gun that happens when the gun is fired

Is Recoiling a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
16

The word Recoiling is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Recoiling in a Sentence

  • We recoiled in horror at the sight of his wounded arm.
  • He recoiled from her touch.
  • The rifle recoiled and bruised my shoulder.
  • The gun has a sharp recoil.

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