verb
definition
To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.
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 flinched in a Sentence
He reached for her face, and she flinched away.
Ashley flinched as the Other gripped her arm more tightly.
Taran flinched at the vision the words created.
He flinched at her words and his tone became harsh.
He flinched visibly as if she had slapped him, his fingers tightening on her arm.
His large hands rested on her upper arms, and she flinched.
The memory came to her uninvited and with such clarity that she flinched.
She flinched, but he didn't hit her this time.
A few feet away, Gerry flinched.
Cold energy shot through Deidre, and she flinched.
She flinched away as his fingers rested on the clasp of her dress.
Deidre flinched as the small blonde woman went down.
She rose and flinched, expecting agony as she moved her arm.
Jade flinched as it snapped into place around his neck.
She took a few steps back and flinched at the first silent contact of his sword with another's.
The stove popped an angry protest about the growing flames and she flinched.
Jonny flinched, took a step back, then focused again on her.
The youth flinched at his movement, then stared at him suspiciously.
Alex flinched, apparently shamed speechless.
Despite her determination not to, she flinched as he gripped her neck.
Military men who never flinched at the roar of rifles now shook at the prospect of facing the press.
If she flinched, they'd snap in unison.
She flinched but didn't otherwise move.
Each time the phone rang, Cynthia flinched, fearing some state minion was calling to drag Martha back to his lair in the dungeons of officialdom.
She flinched at the painful reminder.
When he reached for her, she flinched but didn't fight him.
He stopped at the opposite side of the table, within reach if he chose, which she suspected he would if she so much as flinched toward the access pad.
He flinched visibly and took a step back.
Jenn flinched as it went through her.
He flinched as if he'd been hit, and she continued.
She flinched and moved away from the window to put the pot over a fire on the range.
One drop then two fell to the ground, and he almost flinched at the thought of his only real food in a week escaping him.
Jessi flinched at the sound of metal against bone and flesh.
The long and dubious conflicts of opinion concern Church history but left few traces on doctrine; Athanasius never flinched through all the reaction against Nicaea, and his faith ultimately conquered the Catholic Church.
The Russian proletariat has not flinched from any sacrifice to rid humanity of the disgrace of the tsarist monarchy.
Taran flinched, hands clenching and unclenching as he tried not to reach out to her, to grab her and run to the Springs.
Jonathan Winston never flinched and his smile remained in place as he moved very close to Vinnie, nearly touching him.