- flinch
- verb1)
he flinched at the noise
Syn:wince, start, shudder, quiver, jerk2)he never flinched from his duty
Syn:shrink from, recoil from, shy away from, dodge, evade, avoid, duck, baulk at
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Flinch — may refer to:*Flinch (card game), a card game * Flinch (film), a 1994 film featuring Judd Nelson and Gina Gershon * Flinch (DC Comics), a Vertigo Comics horror anthology * Flinch (novel), a 2001 novel by Robert Ferrigno * Flinch (song), a 2002… … Wikipedia
flinch — [flıntʃ] v also flinch away [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: flenchir [i] to turn aside ] 1.) to move your face or body away from someone or something because you are in pain, frightened, or upset flinch at ▪ She flinched at the touch of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
flinch — [ flıntʃ ] verb intransitive to make a sudden small movement because you are afraid, surprised, or in pain: Pamela flinched each time he yelled at her. flinch from (doing) something usually in negatives to avoid dealing with a difficult… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Flinch — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Flinch Información personal Origen Tampere, Finlandia … Wikipedia Español
flinch´er — flinch «flihnch», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to draw back (from a difficulty, danger, or duty): »to flinch from the responsibilities of life. SYNONYM(S): quail. See syn. under shrink. (Cf. ↑shrink) 2. to shrink under physical pain; … Useful english dictionary
Flinch — Жанр глэм рок Годы 2003 нстоящее время Страна … Википедия
flinch — flinch·ing·ly; un·flinch·ing·ly; flinch; … English syllables
Flinch — Flinch, n. The act of flinching. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flinch — Flinch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flinching}.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F. fl[ e]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by E. blench. Cf. {Flex}.] 1. To withdraw from any suffering or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flinch — (v.) 1570s, from obsolete flecche to bend, flinch, probably from O.Fr. flenchir to bend, probably from Frankish *hlankjan or some other Germanic source (Cf. M.H.G. linken, Ger. lenken to bend, turn, lead ), from PIE root *kleng to bend, turn (see … Etymology dictionary
flinch — ► 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… … English terms dictionary
