1. to withdraw from or go back on a previous position, agreement, or commitment
Usage: formal; legal
2. to spring back or recoil to an original position
Usage: technical

Examples

• The company is resiling from its earlier promise to maintain all jobs.
• After careful consideration, the board is resiling from the proposed merger.
• The defendant was resiling from his previous testimony.
• The rubber band is resiling to its original shape.
• The metal spring kept resiling after each compression.
• She found herself resiling from the commitment she had made hastily.