Nouns

(n)recoil, kickthe backward jerk of a gun when it is fired
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(n)recoil, repercussion, rebound, backlasha movement back from an impact
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Verbs

(v)flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quaildraw back, as with fear or pain“she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
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(v)backfire, backlash, recoilcome back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect“Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”, “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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(v)bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochetspring back; spring away from an impact“The rubber ball bounced”, “These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide”
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(v)kick back, recoil, kickspring back, as from a forceful thrust“The gun kicked back into my shoulder”
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