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Flinch

Flinch Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Flinch? [n] a reflex response to sudden pain [v] draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Flinch: cringe \| funk \| quail \| recoil \| shrink \| squinch \| wince \| wince Related Terms \| Find terms related to Flinch: avoid \| avoidance \| be startled \| blanch \| blench \| blink \| boggle \| cower \| cringe \| demur \| dodge \| draw back \| draw in \| duck \| elude \| escape \| eschew \| evade \| evasion \| fade \| fall back \| fallback \| falter \| fight shy of \| funk \| hang back \| hang off \| have qualms \| hesitate \| hold off \| jib \| jump \| jump a mile \| make bones about \| pause \| pull back \| pull in \| pull out \| pullback \| pullout \| quail \| recede \| recoil \| reel back \| retire \| retract \| retreat \| scruple \| sheer off \| shrink \| shrink back \| shrink from \| shun \| shy \| shy at \| sidestep \| sidestepping \| squinch \| start \| start aside \| start back \| startle \| stick at \| stickle \| strain \| swerve \| turn aside \| waver \| weasel \| weasel out \| wince \| withdraw See Also \| jump \| move \| retract \| shrink back \| start \| startle Flinch In Webster's Dictionary \Flinch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flinching}.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F. fl['e]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by E. blench. Cf. {Flex}.] 1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat. A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining. --Locke. 2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. \Flinch\, n. The act of flinching.

Flinch Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Flinch?

[n] a reflex response to sudden pain
[v] draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

Flinch In Webster's Dictionary

\Flinch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flinched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Flinching}.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F.
fl['e]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by
E. blench. Cf. {Flex}.]
1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain
   or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs
   of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one
   of the parties flinched from the combat.

         A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be
         accustomed to bear very rough usage without
         flinching or complaining.             --Locke.

2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when
   attempting to give a tight croquet.


\Flinch\, n.
The act of flinching.

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