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Meaning of 'flinch' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Flinch [ n.]
- The act of flinching.
2 . Flinch [ v. i.]
- 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.
- To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.

Meaning of 'flinch' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . flinch [ v]
Meaning (1):
- draw back, as with fear or pain
Example in sentence:
  • she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

Nearby Words:

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