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flinch  (flnch)

intr.v. flinched, flinch·ing, flinch·es

1. To start or wince involuntarily, as from surprise or pain.

2. To recoil, as from something unpleasant or difficult; shrink.

n.

An act or instance of starting, wincing, or recoiling.

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[Obsolete French flenchir, of Germanic origin.]

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flincher n.

flinching·ly adv.

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flinch¹

vb (intr)

1. to draw back suddenly, as from pain, shock, etc.; wince he flinched as the cold water struck him

2. (often foll by from) to avoid contact (with); shy away he never flinched from his duty

n

1. the act or an instance of drawing back

2. (Group Games / Card Games) a card game in which players build sequences

[from Old French flenchir; related to Middle High German lenken to bend, direct]

flincher  n

flinchingly  adv

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flinch²

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) a variant of flense

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flinch - a reflex response to sudden pain wince startle, jump, start - a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
Verb	1.	flinch - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" cringe, funk, quail, recoil, wince, shrink, squinch move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear

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flinch

verb

1. wince, start, duck, shrink, cringe, quail, recoil, cower, blench The slightest pressure made her flinch.

2. (often with from) shy away, shrink, withdraw, flee, retreat, back off, swerve, shirk, draw back, baulk He has never flinched from harsh decisions.

Translations

flinch [flɪntʃ] VI

1. (= shrink back) → estremecerse
he flinched at the pain → se estremeció del dolor
I flinched when he touched me → cuando me tocó, me estremecí
he struck her hard but she did not flinch → la golpeó con fuerza, pero ni se inmutó
without flinching → sin inmutarse

2. (= shirk) he did not flinch from his responsibilities → no se retrajo de sus obligaciones

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flinch [ˈflɪntʃ] vi → tressaillir
to flinch from [+ action] → se dérober à, reculer devant

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flinch

vi

(= wince) → zurückzucken; without flinching → ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken

(fig) to flinch from something → vor etw (dat) → zurückschrecken; he flinched from telling her the truth → er scheute sich, ihr die Wahrheit zu sagen

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flinch [flɪntʃ] vi → trasalire
without flinching → senza batter ciglio
to flinch from sth → tirarsi indietro di fronte a qc

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flinch [flɪntʃ] vi → trasalire
without flinching → senza batter ciglio
to flinch from sth → tirarsi indietro di fronte a qc

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flinch

v flinch [flintʃ]

to make a sudden movement back or away in fear, pain etc He flinched away from the sudden heat. terugdeins يُحْجِم، يَجْفَل، يَتَراجَع потрепервам ucuknout uskočit vige tilbage zurückzucken τραβιέμαι απότομα encogerse, estremecerse tagasi põrkama خود را عقب کشیدن kavahtaa tressaillir לְהֵירָתַע कराहना, घबरा जाना ustuknuti, lecnuti se megrándul; visszaretten; meghátrál mundur hörfa; kveinka sér, kippast við ritirarsi, sottrarsi たじろぐ (아픔, 무서움으로) 주춤(움찔)하다 krūptelėti, atšokti sarauties (no sāpēm u.tml.); izvairīties menyentak terugdeinzen vike tilbake (for), krympe seg ved wzdrygać się, drgnąć, odskoczyć encolher-se a tresări вздрагивать cúvnuť odskočiti trgnuti se rygga tillbaka, rycka till ผงะ korkuyla geri çekilmek 畏縮 ухилятися; здригатися دہکنا chùn bước; nao núng 畏缩