to recoil is a form of:

Recoil



noun
1.
(the act or sensation of recoiling) recoil of a springs ការរួញមកវិញ, recoil of a gun ការធាក់ថយ, recoil from a sight ការរាដោយខ្ពើមខ្លាច ។ល។
verbpast tense: recoiled ; past participle: recoiled ; present participle: recoiling ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) (To draw back, to shrink back; to spring back or rebound; to have an adverse effect upon the originator) springs recoil ថយត្រលប់, រួញមកវិញ
Example: Makara recollodat the sight of the accident.recoil from a sight រាដោយខ្ពើមខ្លាច ។ល។, rifles recoil ធាក់ (កាំភ្លើង)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged.
2.
A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood.
3.
The state or condition of having recoiled.
verbpast tense: recoiled ; past participle: recoiled ; present participle: recoiling ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.
4.
(TRANSITIVE) To draw or go back.