recoil
/rɪˈkɔɪl/
US pronunciation
American sound/rɪˈkɔɪl/
rɪˈkɔɪl
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Aw vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
rɪ - ˈkɔɪl -> recoil
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
recoil /r'kↄl/ v
၁။ ~ (from sb/sth) ;
~ (at sth)
(က) တွန့်ဆုတ် သည်။ လန့်သည်။ He recoiled in horror at the sight of the corpse. ❍ She recoiled from his embrace.
(ခ) ရွံ့သည်။ လက်ရွံ့သည်။ He recoiled from the idea of killing another man.
၂။ (သေနတ်၊ အမြောက်) ကန်သည်။
/'ri:kↄl/ n [U, sing] နောက်ပြန်ကန်ခြင်း။
❏ recoil on sb [PHRV ] (fml ) ပြန်ပက်သည်။
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shrink back, withdraw, retreat, draw back, jump back, back away, move back, react, flinch, backfire, balk, blanch, blench, blink, carom, cringe, demur, dodge, duck, falter, hesitate, hesitation, jerk, kick, pull back, quail, quake, rebound, reel, resile, shake, shirk, shrink, shrink away, shrinking, shudder, shy away, spring, start, step back, stick, stickle, swerve, tremble, turn away, waver, wince, withdrawal
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