flinch

  • 91quail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. shrink, cower, recoil, flinch. See fear, cowardice.Ant., stand firm. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. shrink, cower, tremble; see wince . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. cower, draw back, flinch, cringe,… …

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  • 92recoil — re·coil || rɪ kɔɪl ,rɪː n. backlash, kickback, rebound; wince, flinch v. rebound, kick back; flinch, wince, flinch, draw back …

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  • 93recoiled — re·coil || rɪ kɔɪl ,rɪː n. backlash, kickback, rebound; wince, flinch v. rebound, kick back; flinch, wince, flinch, draw back …

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  • 94recoiling — re·coil || rɪ kɔɪl ,rɪː n. backlash, kickback, rebound; wince, flinch v. rebound, kick back; flinch, wince, flinch, draw back …

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  • 95recoils — re·coil || rɪ kɔɪl ,rɪː n. backlash, kickback, rebound; wince, flinch v. rebound, kick back; flinch, wince, flinch, draw back …

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  • 96Funk — Funk, v. t. 1. To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.] King. [1913 Webster] 2. To funk at; to flinch at; to shrink from (a thing or person); as, to funk a task. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. To frighten; to cause to flinch.… …

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  • 97Unflinching — Un*flinch ing, a. Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. {Un*flinch ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 98Unflinchingly — Unflinching Un*flinch ing, a. Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. {Un*flinch ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 99recoil — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English reculen, recoilen, from Anglo French reculer, recuiler, from re + cul backside more at culet Date: 14th century 1. a. to fall back under pressure b. to shrink back physically or emotionally 2. to… …

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  • 100Muzzle brake — The muzzle brake of the 105 mm gun on an AMX 10 RC fighting vehicle …

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