"recoil at from sth" in German to recoil at/from sth. vor etw. zurückschrecken Detailed translations for "recoil at from sth" to recoil at/from sth. to recoil at/from sth.(also: to flinch from sth., to shy from sth., to shy away from sth., to boggle at sth.) vor etw. zurückschrecken{intransitive verb}