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flinch
flinch F0186200 (flĭnch)intr.v. flinched, flinch·ing, flinch·es 1. To start or wince involuntarily, as from surprise or pain.2. To recoil, as from something unpleasant or difficult; shrink.n. An act or instance of starting, wincing, or recoiling.
[Obsolete French flenchir, of Germanic origin.]
flinch′er n.flinch′ing·ly adv.flinch (flɪntʃ) vb (intr) 1. to draw back suddenly, as from pain, shock, etc; wince: he flinched as the cold water struck him. 2. (often foll by from) to avoid contact (with); shy away: he never flinched from his duty. n3. the act or an instance of drawing back4. (Card Games) a card game in which players build sequences[C16: from Old French flenchir; related to Middle High German lenken to bend, direct] ˈflincher n ˈflinchingly adv
flinch (flɪntʃ) vb (Fishing) a variant of flenseflinch (flɪntʃ)
v.i. 1. to draw back or shrink, as from something dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant. 2. to shrink or tense under pain; wince. n. 3. an act of flinching. [1555–65; probably < Middle French flenchir to divert < Frankish *hlankjan, derivative of *hlanka, flank] flinch′er, n. flinch′ing•ly, adv. flinch
Past participle: flinched
Gerund: flinching
| Present |
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| I flinch | | you flinch | | he/she/it flinches | | we flinch | | you flinch | | they flinch |
| Preterite |
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| I flinched | | you flinched | | he/she/it flinched | | we flinched | | you flinched | | they flinched |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am flinching | | you are flinching | | he/she/it is flinching | | we are flinching | | you are flinching | | they are flinching |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have flinched | | you have flinched | | he/she/it has flinched | | we have flinched | | you have flinched | | they have flinched |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was flinching | | you were flinching | | he/she/it was flinching | | we were flinching | | you were flinching | | they were flinching |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had flinched | | you had flinched | | he/she/it had flinched | | we had flinched | | you had flinched | | they had flinched |
| Future |
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| I will flinch | | you will flinch | | he/she/it will flinch | | we will flinch | | you will flinch | | they will flinch |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have flinched | | you will have flinched | | he/she/it will have flinched | | we will have flinched | | you will have flinched | | they will have flinched |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be flinching | | you will be flinching | | he/she/it will be flinching | | we will be flinching | | you will be flinching | | they will be flinching |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been flinching | | you have been flinching | | he/she/it has been flinching | | we have been flinching | | you have been flinching | | they have been flinching |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been flinching | | you will have been flinching | | he/she/it will have been flinching | | we will have been flinching | | you will have been flinching | | they will have been flinching |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been flinching | | you had been flinching | | he/she/it had been flinching | | we had been flinching | | you had been flinching | | they had been flinching |
| Conditional |
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| I would flinch | | you would flinch | | he/she/it would flinch | | we would flinch | | you would flinch | | they would flinch |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have flinched | | you would have flinched | | he/she/it would have flinched | | we would have flinched | | you would have flinched | | they would have flinched |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | flinch - a reflex response to sudden painwincestartle, jump, start - a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start" | | Verb | 1. | flinch - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"cringe, funk, quail, recoil, wince, shrink, squinchmove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear |
flinchverb1. wince, start, duck, shrink, cringe, quail, recoil, cower, blench The slightest pressure made her flinch.2. (often with from) shy away, shrink, withdraw, flee, retreat, back off, swerve, shirk, draw back, baulk He has never flinched from harsh decisions.flinchverbTo draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust:blench, cringe, quail, recoil, shrink, shy, start, wince.nounAn act of drawing back in an involuntary or instinctive fashion:cringe, recoil, shrink, wince.Translationsflinch (flintʃ) verb to make a sudden movement back or away in fear, pain etc. He flinched away from the sudden heat. 畏縮 畏缩flinch
without flinchingWithout showing any signs of fear or hesitation. I'm terrified of needles, but my sister can get blood drawn without flinching.See also: flinch, withoutflinch from (someone or something)To recoil from someone or something, often in fear. Teddy flinched from the nurse as she approached him with the needle. We all flinched from the barking dog.See also: flinchflinch from someone or somethingto move back suddenly from someone or something; to shrink (back) (from someone or something) suddenly. She struck at him and he flinched from her. At the last minute the center fielder flinched from the ball.See also: flinchflinch
flinch a card game in which players build sequences flinch
Synonyms for flinchverb winceSynonyms- wince
- start
- duck
- shrink
- cringe
- quail
- recoil
- cower
- blench
verb shy awaySynonyms- shy away
- shrink
- withdraw
- flee
- retreat
- back off
- swerve
- shirk
- draw back
- baulk
Synonyms for flinchverb to draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgustSynonyms- blench
- cringe
- quail
- recoil
- shrink
- shy
- start
- wince
noun an act of drawing back in an involuntary or instinctive fashionSynonymsSynonyms for flinchnoun a reflex response to sudden painSynonymsRelated Wordsverb draw back, as with fear or painSynonyms- cringe
- funk
- quail
- recoil
- wince
- shrink
- squinch
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