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Meanings of flinch away in English

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Usage of flinch away in English
1
Even having made his decision, Jonas could not help but flinch away.
The city in the lake
2
He picked up the gun and saw her flinch away from it.
The secret river
3
He immediately tossed his head aloft, but he did not flinch away.
Bull Hunter
4
Jhenna stepped closer and Temper fought an urge to flinch away.
Night of Knives
5
And whichever one of these she does, she will feel Nugent flinch away.
The gathering
6
I could see Ázzuen tense up, trying not to flinch away.
Secrets of the Wolves
7
He tried to flinch away, but his head was tightly bound.
Genellan: planetfall
8
He stepped toward me, hand out, but stopped when he saw me flinch away.
Outlander
9
I open my eyes and flinch away, then look again, just to be sure.
The life you've imagined
10
He visibly steeled himself not to flinch away from me.
A kiss of shadows
11
His palm felt like paper, and it was everything I could do not to flinch away.
Song of the Nile
12
He lurched against the brick wall only to flinch away: the stones nearly glowed with heat.
Blood and Bone
13
That was the notorious eye-twister that made a lot of people shiver and even flinch away.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
14
I cringed inwardly, but I didn't flinch away.
Death masks
15
I forced myself not to flinch away from the crazy quilt of his massively scarred face.
Masked
16
The dust burst into a hissing white glare that made him flinch away, covering his face.
Stonewielder
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common