68 entries under recoil topic. ×

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boomerang(noun, verb, act, feeling, produce)
14
rebound(noun, verb, act, feeling, withdraw)
14
recoil(noun, verb, act, feeling, withdraw)
12
backlash(noun, verb, feeling, return, have)
10
miscarry(verb, fail, have, collapse, fold)
8
ricochet(noun, verb, return, have)
7
bounce back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, act, return)
6
kick back(verb, expression, overcome, return, revive)
6
repercussion(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
5
bounce(noun, verb, boomerang, resile)
5
kickback(noun, feeling, return, attitude, answer)
4
kick(noun, verb, feeling, withdraw, return)
4
rebuff(noun, verb)
4
return(noun, verb, act, feeling, overcome)
4
spring back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, overcome, return)
3
resile(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
3
spring(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
carom(verb, withdraw, retreat, dodge, hesitate)
2
react(verb, withdraw, return, retreat, answer)
2
snap back(verb, expression, overcome, return, revive)
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