Hyphenation of recoil

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word recoil? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

re-coil

Definitions of recoil:

1.
The backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
2.
A movement back from an impact
3.
Draw back, as with fear or pain
She flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
4.
Come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble
5.
Spring back
Spring away from an impact The rubber ball bounced These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
6.
Spring back, as from a forceful thrust
The gun kicked back into my shoulder

Synonyms of recoil:

noun kick, movement, motion
noun repercussion, rebound, backlash, movement, motion
verb flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, quail, move
verb bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, reverberate, ricochet, jump, leap, bound, spring
verbkick back, kick, bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, reverberate, ricochet

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