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recoiling

recoiling noun: the act of something that recoils. Also the present participle and gerund of recoil.

Noun

recoiling (plural recoilings)

  1. The act of something that recoils.
    • And as long as these inward Rejolts and Recoilings of the Mind continue (which they will certainly do for a considerable Part of a Man's Life) the Sinner will find his Accounts of Pleasure very poor and short […]1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

Also used as

recoiling is also the present participle and gerund of recoil.

Forms of recoiling

pluralrecoilings

Questions about recoiling

What does recoiling mean?
Recoiling means the act of something that recoils.
What part of speech is recoiling?
Recoiling is a noun.
What is the plural of recoiling?
The plural of recoiling is recoilings.

Words near recoiling in the dictionary

  1. recoil start
  2. recoil starts
  3. recoiled
  4. recoiler
  5. recoilers
  6. recoiling
  7. recoilingly
  8. recoilings
  9. recoilless
  10. recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence
  11. recoilless rifle

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