Canadian French Meaning of flinch

sursauter

Other Canadian French words related to sursauter

Definitions and Meaning of flinch in English

Wordnet

flinch (n)

a reflex response to sudden pain

Wordnet

flinch (v)

draw back, as with fear or pain

Webster

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.

Webster

flinch (n.)

The act of flinching.

FAQs About the word flinch

sursauter

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

frissonner,recul,grimacer,blêmir,Hésitez,rétrécir,frissonner,trembler,blanchir,accroupi

avancée,approche,Affronter,Visage,barbe,défi,près de,défier

flimsiness => fragilité, flimsily => chétivement, flim-flam => arnaque, flimflam => flimflam, flighty => volage,