Canadian English Meaning of flinch
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Definitions and Meaning of flinch in English
flinch (n)
a reflex response to sudden pain
flinch (v)
draw back, as with fear or pain
flinch (v. i.)
To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat.
To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
flinch (n.)
The act of flinching.
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flinch
a reflex response to sudden pain, draw back, as with fear or painTo withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserv
cringe,recoil,wince,blanch,Hesitate,shrink,shudder,tremble,blanch,crouch
advance,approach,Confront,Face,beard,challenge,near,defy
flimsiness => flimsiness, flimsily => flimsily, flim-flam => humbug, flimflam => flimflam, flighty => flighty,
