flinch
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/flɪntʃ/
English
Definitions
noun
- A reflexive jerking away.“My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes.”
- The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
verb
- To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe.
- To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
- To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
verb
- To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.