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Yes, recoil is playable

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"Recoil" Definition

noun

The act or state of recoiling; reaction.
The backward action of a firearm upon firing.
The act or action of .
The kickback of a gun upon firing.

verb-intransitive

To fall back; return: "Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent” ( Arthur Conan Doyle).
To shrink back, as in fear or repugnance.
To spring back, as upon firing.

verb

To fall back under pressure.
To shrink back physically or emotionally.
To spring back to or as if to a starting point .

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