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Webster 1828 Edition


Recoiling

RECOIL'ING

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ppr.
Starting or falling back; retiring; shrinking.

RECOIL'ING

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Noun.
The act of starting or falling back; a shrinking; revolt.

Definition 2024


recoiling

recoiling

English

Verb

recoiling

  1. present participle of recoil

Noun

recoiling (plural recoilings)

  1. The act of something that recoils.
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      These inward rejolts and recoilings of the mind.