Thesaurus: flinch

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1. 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.
2. v. i. To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
3. n. The act of flinching.
4. n. a reflex response to sudden pain
5. v. draw back, as with fear or pain
6. 1. 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. A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining. Locke. 2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. The act of flinching.
7. To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give atight croquet.
8. n:12/v:88 v. draw back, as with fear or pain