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verb (used without object)
1.
to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
2.
to shrink under pain; wince.
3.
Croquet. to let the foot slip from the ball in the act of croqueting.
verb (used with object)
4.
to draw back or withdraw from.
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Flinching
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noun
5.
an act of flinching.
Origin:
1555–65; perhaps nasalized variant of dial. flitch to flit, shift one's position
1555–65; perhaps nasalized variant of dial. flitch to flit, shift one's position
Related forms
flinch·er, noun
flinch·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. recoil, withdraw, blench.
1. recoil, withdraw, blench.
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Word Origin & History
flinch
1570s, from obsolete flecche "to bend, flinch," probably from O.Fr. flenchir "to bend," from Frank. *hlankjan (cf. M.H.G. linken, Ger. lenken "to bend, turn, lead"). Related: Flinched; flinching.
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