Meanings
nounrecoiling (plural recoilings)
plural recoilings
- The act of something that recoils.
And as long as these inward Rejolts and Recoilings of the Mind continue (which they will certainly do for a considerable Part of a Man's Life) the Sinner will find his Accounts of Pleasure very poor and short […]
1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of recoil
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