flinches 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 "flinches" in a sentence

1. However , his counterpart Andre Beteille flinches at the idea of extending job quotas .

2. Afflux never flinches from sacrificing the living to understand what made them once alive

3. Synonyms for Cringes include shrinks, recoils, flinches, blenches, quails, shies, cowers, winces, crouches and dodges

4. Synonyms for Cowers include retreats, shrinks, blenches, flinches, recoils, blanches, hides, backs away, draws back and pulls back

5. Kellen set his teeth and refused to complain as Jermayan worked the Allheal into his aching side, working with no more respect for Kellen's flinches than if Kellen had been a bowl of dough.