were recoiling
- past progressive of recoil.
Example Sentences
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Yet this British pop singer on the cusp didn’t flinch, blasting her irresistible “Future Nostalgia” LP into the world as most of her contemporaries were recoiling.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2022
Behind the scenes, some moderate Republicans were recoiling, too.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2020
Meanwhile, many original dubstep believers were recoiling from the rowdy, macho atmosphere that had descended on the scene.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 2, 2012
So much so that Americans were recoiling from any reminder of the war—even at the risk of betraying some of their best ideals.
From Time Magazine Archive
Occasionally I would go and stand by one of the guns, to check the gun-laying and to see that the guns were recoiling and coming up again without undue violence.
From With British Guns in Italy A Tribute to Italian Achievement by Dalton, Hugh Dalton, Baron
