All 3 Uses of
recoil
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- Hermione recoiled, looking horrified.†
Chpt 14 *
- The old goblin seemed to recoil a little.†
Chpt 26
- He was the only person there, except for — He recoiled.†
Chpt 35
Definition:
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(recoil) to move backward suddenly (sometimes figuratively)especially:
- the backward jerk of a gun or cannon when it is fired
- when a person flinches (suddenly draws back) from someone or something, as with fear, disgust, or pain
- when a person is emotionally repulsed, as by disgust
- when something intended to go in one direction figuratively falls back in the opposite direction; for example, a story told to hurt someone that comes back to hurt the teller