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To start back as in dismay, loathing, or dread; Also: An act of starting back as in dismay, loathing, or dread.
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Used as a verb, listen here, it means: To start back as in dismay, loathing, or dread; Also: An act of starting back as in dismay, loathing, or dread. Used as a noun, listen here, it means: An act of starting back as in dismay, loathing, or dread; Also: The distance through which a weapon moves backward after discharging.
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