flinch

flinch
[[t]flɪ̱ntʃ[/t]]
flinches, flinching, flinched
1) VERB: usu neg If you flinch, you make a small sudden movement, especially when something surprises you or hurts you.

Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching...

The sharp surface of the rock caught at her skin, making her flinch.

2) VERB If you flinch from something unpleasant, you are unwilling to do it or think about it, or you avoid doing it.

The world community should not flinch in the face of this challenge...

[V from n] He has never flinched from harsh financial decisions.

Syn:
shy away

English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Flinch — Flinch, n. The act of flinching. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flinch — Flinch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flinching}.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F. fl[ e]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by E. blench. Cf. {Flex}.] 1. To withdraw from any suffering or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • flinch — (v.) 1570s, from obsolete flecche to bend, flinch, probably from O.Fr. flenchir to bend, probably from Frankish *hlankjan or some other Germanic source (Cf. M.H.G. linken, Ger. lenken to bend, turn, lead ), from PIE root *kleng to bend, turn (see …   Etymology dictionary

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