as a VERB: This gun will recoil a lot. or: He recoiled at the awful sight of the wrecked car.
as a NOUN: This gun has a lot of recoil. The recoil of a .338 magnum rifle is uncomfortable.
Example sentence - The rifle has more recoil than I expected.
All firearms have recoil Also He recoiled in shock as the caged lion snarled inches from his face.
The recoil of the rifle bruised her shoulder.The recoil sent him flying backwards.
My brother recoil when he saw the big, ugly spider climb up the stairs.
(v.) to spring back, shrink; (n.) the act of springing back.In The Speckled Band, sleuth Sherlock Holmes points out that "violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent."
i recoiled when i heard that the spider was still in my room
I recoiled when I heard that we are going to kill the rat in our lab today.
You can reduce the effect of recoil by holding the rifle tightly against your shoulder. Standing behind a 155mm artillery cannon during firing risks death by recoil. When the elephant man removes his hood, be careful not to recoil in horror like my last intern.
Semi-automatic firearms, such as the 1911A1 pistol use a spring to help absorb some of the recoil energy, and use the energy to reload the pistol.
Pull the rifle firmly into your shoulder. Fire standing rather than prone. Use a recoil pad. Change to a lighter recoiling cartridge.
The prefix of "recoil" is "re-".
You can never stop recoil. You can reduce the felt effects, but, the recoil will still be there.