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Search phrase: recoil

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CymbelineCym I.vii.128.1Recoil from your great stock.Recoyle from your great Stocke.
Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.331Or like an overcharged gun, recoilOr like an ouer-charged Gun, recoile,
MacbethMac IV.iii.19A good and virtuous nature may recoilA good and vertuous Nature may recoyle
MacbethMac V.ii.23His pestered senses to recoil and start,His pester'd Senses to recoyle, and start,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.154Of my boy's face, methoughts I did recoilOf my Boyes face, me thoughts I did requoyle
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.20Recoil upon me: in himself too mighty,Recoyle vpon me: in himselfe too mightie,

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Glossary

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recoilfall away, degenerate, give way
recoilgo back in time, return in memory
recoilyield, defer, give in to
shrinkshiver, recoil, draw back
startjump, recoil, flinch
winchwince, flinch, recoil

Thesaurus

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recoilwinch
recoilstart
recoilshrink

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...4 [leontes to hermione] methoughts i did recoil / twenty-three years morn (n ) morning ...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
RECOILBASICrecoil v

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