Definition of "recoiled" []

• Past participle of recoil (verb)

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• "The fangs of one clashed with his, cutting the lips of both of them, and the lighter dog recoiled from the impact."
• "She recoiled from the brutality, and her lips tightened."
• "I mentioned to a friend who is a literature student and was unfamiliar with Bowen that she was strong on interpersonal subtleties and he recoiled from the book."