noun
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A reflexive jerking away.
example
My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes.
definition
The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
verb
definition
To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe.
definition
To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
definition
To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
Examples of flinch in a Sentence
It was her turn to flinch at the sting of his words.
She tried not to flinch when he touched her cheek.
The crowd's sudden roar made her flinch.
Jessi refused to flinch.
The light beyond the solid French doors made her flinch, but she forced herself to cross the doorway.
He didn't even flinch.
He didn't flinch this time, suspecting she was purposely trying to push the Claire button to manipulate him.
Brady didn't so much as flinch, and she hurried after him.
The stranger didn't flinch or curse or scream or run.
The door didn't even flinch as she beat her fists against it as hard as she could.
The movie sequences were seamless from gameplay to the cut-scene and the combat animations didn't flinch at all.
As the oldest and most revered of the death dealers, only the damned millennial generation failed to flinch when he spoke.
When the phrase "video game nudity" comes up, congressmen and parents tend to flinch.
Richards does n't flinch from showing murder most foul in all its grisly detail.
Within its shade we'll live and die, Tho cowards flinch and traitors sneer, We'll keep the red flag flying here.
But what makes Candy so good in the film is that he stands toe-to-toe with veteran actress O'Hara and doesn't flinch.
But what makes Candy so good in the film is that he stands toe-to-toe with veteran actress O'Hara and does n't flinch.
The air between them shimmered with his body heat and her magic, and he didn't flinch away like normal people did.
The slight involuntary flinch of her shoulders struck him with agonizing impact.
Go on stick a knife in them I would even flinch.
Britain would not flinch from its " historic struggle " in Iraq, Tony Blair has insisted.
Jazz dance costumes aren't usually like ballet costumes; they're not always formulated to show off every flinch of a muscle.