flinch

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/flɪnt͡ʃ/

verb 4noun 2

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

violently | almost

hardly

She hardly flinched as the needle went into her arm during the blood test.

slightly | visibly

inwardly

When the dentist approached with the drill, he flinched inwardly but managed to stay perfectly still.

away

VERB + FLINCH

make sb

The bright flash of the camera made her flinch involuntarily.

PREP

He flinched at the sudden loud noise coming from the basement.

from

He didn't flinch from admitting that he had made a serious mistake at work.

with

She couldn't help but flinch with pain when the doctor examined her injured shoulder.

Definitions

noun

A reflexive jerking away.

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

The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.

verb

To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.

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

To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty

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

verb

Alternative form of flense.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a reflex response to sudden pain

wince

verb — draw back, as with fear or pain

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

He is not such a man as to flinch from danger.

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Tom didn't flinch.

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Tom didn't even flinch.

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This made me flinch.

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