Flinch - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|flɪntʃ|
Brit.
|ˈflɪn(t)ʃ|
noun
verb
- draw back, as with fear or pain (syn: cringe, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, wince)
she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
Extra examples
He flinched when I tapped him on the shoulder.
She met danger without flinching.
The bill was much higher than expected, but he paid it without flinching.
A wise man flinches from danger.
Many people flinch from speaking in public.
She flinched at the touch of his hand.
The boy flinched away from him.
Jo flinched at her sister's insensitivity.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: flinch
he/she/it: flinches
present participle: flinching
past tense: flinched
past participle: flinched
I/you/we/they: flinch
he/she/it: flinches
present participle: flinching
past tense: flinched
past participle: flinched
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