flinching
Use Flinching in a sentence
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.
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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flense, flench or flinch (flɛns, flɛntʃ, flɪntʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to strip (a whale, seal, etc) of (its blubber or skin) | |
| [C19: from Danish flense; related to Dutch flensen] | |
| flench, flench or flinch | |
| —vb | |
| [C19: from Danish flense; related to Dutch flensen] | |
| flinch, flench or flinch | |
| —vb | |
| [C19: from Danish flense; related to Dutch flensen] | |
| 'flenser, flench or flinch | |
| —n | |
| 'flencher, flench or flinch | |
| —n | |
| 'flincher, flench or flinch | |
| —n | |
| flinch1 (flɪntʃ) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to draw back suddenly, as from pain, shock, etc; wince: he flinched as the cold water struck him |
| 2. | ( |
| —n | |
| 3. | the act or an instance of drawing back |
| 4. | a card game in which players build sequences |
| [C16: from Old French flenchir; related to Middle High German lenken to bend, direct] | |
| 'flincher1 | |
| —n | |
| 'flinchingly1 | |
| —adv | |
| flinch2 (flɪntʃ) | |
| —vb | |
| a variant of flense | |
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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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Example sentences
But whatever be the standard fixed, it is equally for the interest of all concerned that it be enforced without flinching.
He was known as a courageous hitter, never flinching when a pitch came too close.
Do it without flinching, and be prepared to stick up for what you say and what you do.
Without flinching, she recounts her unhappy childhood.
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