Flinch

Quick meaning: Flinch is a noun meaning A reflexive jerking away.

Meaning

A reflexive jerking away.

More Meanings

1. (croquet) The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
2. (intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
3. To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
4. (croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
5. Alternative form of flense.

Example Sentences

My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes.

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

Word Forms

• flinches
• flinching
• flinched

Synonyms for flinch

Depending on context, synonyms include cower, recoil, cringe, shrink, quail, squinch.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wince, cringe, quail, shrink, recoil, funk.

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