The Clue
Shrank from (8 letter answer)
The Answer
RECOILED
Tags
Notes
The answer RECOILED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Opposite of charged
Shrank back
Sprang back
Definition
RECOIL as a verb:
1. (flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail) = draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
2. (backfire, backlash, recoil) = come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"
3. (bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet) = spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
4. (kick back, recoil, kick) = spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"