flinch
11flinch — ► VERB 1) make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear or pain. 2) (flinch from) avoid through fear or anxiety. ► NOUN ▪ an act of flinching. ORIGIN originally in the sense «slink or sneak off»: from Old French flenchir turn… …
12flinch — [flinch] vi. [earlier also flench < OFr flenchir, to bend aside < Frank * hlankjan, akin to Ger lenken, OE hlencan, to twist, bend: see LANK] 1. to draw back, as from a blow, difficulty, etc. 2. to wince, as from pain n. an act of flinching …
13Flinch — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Rock, Glam Rock Gründung 2003 Website http://www.fl …
14flinch — *recoil, shrink, wince, blench, quail Analogous words: falter, *hesitate, vacillate: evade, elude, shun, eschew, avoid, *escape: withdraw, retire (see GO): retreat, *recede …
15flinch — [v] shy away, wince avoid, balk, blanch, blench, blink, cower, cringe, crouch, draw back, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, flee, quail, recede, recoil, retire, retreat, shirk, shrink, shun, start, swerve, withdraw; concepts 102,150 Ant.… …
16flinch — UK [flɪntʃ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms flinch : present tense I/you/we/they flinch he/she/it flinches present participle flinching past tense flinched past participle flinched to make a sudden small movement because you are afraid,… …
17flinch — [[t]flɪ̱ntʃ[/t]] flinches, flinching, flinched 1) VERB: usu neg If you flinch, you make a small sudden movement, especially when something surprises you or hurts you. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching... The… …
18flinch — verb ADVERB ▪ barely, hardly ▪ He hardly flinched when he was hit. ▪ almost ▪ never, not ▪ …
19flinch — flinch1 flincher, n. flinchingly, adv. /flinch/, v.i. 1. to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant. 2. to shrink under pain; wince. 3. Croquet. to let the foot slip from the ball in the act of croqueting. v.t …
20flinch — v. (D; intr.) to flinch from * * * [flɪntʃ] (D; intr.) to flinch from …
