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recoil meaning in Urdu

پلٹنا palaṭnā

/ˈɹiːkɔɪl/

recoil in Urdu: پلٹنا (palaṭnā). In English, recoil means a starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.

Urdu words for recoil

to recoil, rebound, revert
پلٹنا palaṭnā

English meaning of recoil

  1. noun A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.
  2. noun The state or condition of having recoiled.
  3. noun The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle.
  4. noun An escapement in which, after each beat, the scape-wheel recoils slightly.

Full definition of recoil

recoil in a sentence

  • the recoil of nature, or of the blood
  • He recoiled in disgust when he saw the mess.

Synonyms of recoil

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Questions about recoil in Urdu

What is the meaning of recoil in Urdu?
Recoil in Urdu is پلٹنا (palaṭnā).
recoil کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Recoil: پلٹنا (palaṭnā).
What does recoil mean in English?
Recoil means a starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.

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Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “recoil”: پلٹنا. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: recoil (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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