flinch in English

verb

1

make a quick, nervous movement of the face or body as an instinctive reaction to surprise, fear or pain.

she flinched at the acidity in his voice

synonyms: wince, start, shudder, quiver, jerk, shy

noun

1

an act of flinching.

“Don't call me that,” he said with a flinch

verb

• wince, start, shudder, quiver, jerk, shy
• shrink from, recoil from, shy away from, swerve from, demur from, dodge, evade, avoid, duck, balk at, jib at, quail at, fight shy of
• quail, wince, cringe, shrink, funk, recoil, squinch

noun

• wince

Use "flinch" in a sentence

1. Flinch?

2. Because I know you'll flinch first.

3. I don't flinch from facing trouble.

4. We must not flinch from difficult decisions.

5. She won't flinch from speaking her mind.

6. She did not flinch when he suggested a bathe.

7. Though he quailed inwardly, he managed not to flinch.

8. To his credit, my spotter did not flinch.

9. About medical respect ( dermatological department ) mediocre person does not flinch!

10. He didn't even flinch when I told him the price.

11. We shall never flinch from telling the people the whole truth.

12. Blench: To draw back or shy away, as from fear; flinch.

13. Her finger touched the scar on his forehead, making him flinch.

14. He didn't even flinch when the nurse cleaned the wound.

15. The world community should not flinch in the face of this challenge.

16. Her obligations stared her in the face, but she did not flinch!

17. Baelfire seemed to flinch at those words and pursed his lips briefly

18. If we flinch in the face of this high - tech barbarity.

19. While applying this pressure, the horse should not move or flinch away.

20. Convictional preaching means we don’t flinch at the realities of hell and wrath

21. The sharp surface of the rock caught at her skin, making her flinch.

22. Some common synonyms of Blench are flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, and wince

23. Tatli's movies never flinch from dealing with controversial subjects-divorce, abortion, virginity.

24. Stood their ground without Blenching When could flinch be used to replace Blench?

25. Blench definition is - to draw back or turn aside from lack of courage : flinch

26. What does Blench mean? To draw back or shy away, as from fear; flinch

27. Synonyms for Blench include recoil, shrink, flinch, wince, cringe, quail, shy, start, shudder and falter

28. The unusual confrontational tone in her reply made Ted flinch, as though he had trespassed.

29. Find out the background of this man who was stabbed 4 times and didn't flinch.

30. 49 synonyms for Cringe: shrink, flinch, quail, recoil, start, shy, tremble, quiver, cower, draw back

31. Blench definition, to shrink; flinch; quail: an unsteady eye that Blenched under another's gaze

32. Stephen did not flinch at the noise, he did not seem to hear it.

33. I laugh appreciatively at his sarcasm, and I never flinch, outwardly at least, at his slams.

34. 14 synonyms for Cower: cringe, shrink, tremble, crouch, flinch, quail, draw back, grovel, huddle, fawn

35. Blenched , blench·ing , blench·es To draw back or shy away, as from fear; flinch

36. Blenched , Blench·ing , Blench·es To draw back or shy away, as from fear; flinch

37. Although teachers flinch at such international comparisons, most of them are surprisingly enthusiastic about the national curriculum.

38. Young children who have a history of being hit sometimes flinch when adults come too close.

39. And both men put their arms round the children, and felt them flinch from the touch of strangers.

40. I flinch, and Rachel starts up from the floor as I begin stumbling through some kind of introduction.

41. Blenched , Blench·ing , Blench·es To draw back or shy away, as from fear; flinch

42. The guests were frightened to flinch when the dog was barking at them in front of the fence door.

43. I must admit I admired the way he didn't even flinch when Richie took his first swing of the day.

44. The sword and the axe allow too much leeway for the victim to flinch or the executioner to mis-aim.

45. She vividly recalled the flinch Philippe registered when she asked him what a severance package for Manion might cost.

46. Astonish deals damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch (if the target has not yet moved).

47. Bite deals damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch (if the target has not yet moved).

48. Our hard Coolers don’t flinch in the face of snowstorms, the beating sun, or even bears, and our soft Coolers are leakproof, waterproof, and quick to carry.

49. 1 Description 2 Effect 2.1 In battle 3 Learnset 3.1 By leveling up 3.2 By breeding 4 Gallery Astonish does damage and has a 30% chance to make the target flinch

50. Principal Translations: Inglés: Español: Blench⇒ vi intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." (flinch or turn pale with fear)