Both Uses of
recoil
in
The Titan's Curse
- Zoe recoiled.†
Chpt 4
- ...the lion turned toward him, but Thalia stepped into its path, holding up Aegis, and the lion recoiled.
Chpt 10 *recoiled = moved back suddenly
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