Definition of
flinch has definitions from the fields of biology,medicine
1
[ verb ] draw back, as with fear or pain

Synonyms

cringe recoil shrink wince quail funk squinch

Examples

"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

Used in print

(Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)

He took it without flinching .

Related terms

move shrink_back wince

2
[ noun ] (biology,medicine) a reflex response to sudden pain

Synonyms

wince

Related terms

startle

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Rhymes with

lynch finch inch clinch cinch pinch winch goldfinch

Phonetic and Homophones

F L IH1 N CH

Similar Spelling

Flinchum flnc Flinck fluency flowing flounce fleeing flunk Flink fling flank flying flunky flange

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