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What (who) is Flinch - definition
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Flinch (disambiguation)
flinch
v. (D; intr.) to flinch from
flinch
v. n.
Shrink, withdraw, retreat, swerve, wince, draw back, hold back.
flinch
flinch1
¦ 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.
Derivatives
flincher noun
flinching adjective
flinchingly adverb
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'slink or sneak off'): from OFr. flenchir 'turn aside', of W. Gmc origin.
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flinch2 [fl?n(t)?]
¦ verb variant spelling of flense.
Wikipedia
Flinch
Flinch may refer to:
- Flinching
- Flinch (game show), a Netflix original programme
- Flinch (comics), a Vertigo Comics horror anthology
- Flinch (film), a 2021 crime thriller film by Cameron Van Hoy
- Flinch (novel), a 2001 novel by Robert Ferrigno
- "Flinch" (song), a 2002 song by Alanis Morissette on her album Under Rug Swept
- Flinch (band), a Finnish glam rock band
Examples of use of Flinch
1. "We don‘t flinch from the facts," added McCormack.
2. The White House did not flinch under the barrage.
3. Experienced criminals intimately familiar with the insides of prisons do not flinch from serving additional time.
4. Still, Jackson, who had faced almost 20 years in prison, did not flinch.
5. If kicked in the leg it will flinch if its "owner" moves to repeat the action.