recoil from

recoil from someone or something

to draw back from someone or something. I recoiled from Sally when she told me what she had done. I recoiled from the horror and slammed the door.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Swithin	-	History
Kennet	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Charlotte	shar-LOT (French), SHAHR-lət (English), shahr-LAW-tə (German), shah-LOT (Swedish), shahr-LAWT-tə (Dutch)	French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Kjetil	-	Norwegian
Lucy	['lu:si]
MiŁOsz	MEE-wawsh	Polish