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flinchflinch /flɪntʃ/ (also flinch away) verb [intransitive]  flinchOrigin: 1500-1600 Old French flenchir ‘to turn aside’ VERB TABLEflinch |
Present | I, you, we, they | flinch | | he, she, it | flinches | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | flinched | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have flinched | | he, she, it | has flinched | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had flinched | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will flinch | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have flinched |
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Present | I | am flinching | | he, she, it | is flinching | | you, we, they | are flinching | Past | I, he, she, it | was flinching | | you, we, they | were flinching | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been flinching | | he, she, it | has been flinching | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been flinching | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be flinching | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been flinching |
- Everyone flinched as shells exploded all around us.
- While the price will make you flinch, in the end the lightbulbs save you money.
- As our right door gunner opened up with the machine gun, I tried not to flinch.
- He flinches as if she were a snake.
- Her obligations stared her in the face, but she did not flinch!
- I laugh appreciatively at his sarcasm, and I never flinch, outwardly at least, at his slams.
- Nell flinched, but stood her ground.
- When he saw him he flinched slightly.
ADVERB► when· He flinched when something moved, scraping, behind him.· She did not flinch when he suggested a bathe.· Young children who have a history of being hit sometimes flinch when adults come too close. 1to move your face or body away from someone or something because you are in pain, frightened, or upsetflinch at She flinched at the touch of his hand.flinch from The boy flinched away from him.2to feel embarrassed or upsetflinch at Jo flinched at her sister’s insensitivity.3not flinch from (doing) something to be willing to do something even though it is difficult or unpleasant: He never flinched from doing his duty. → unflinching |