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Meanings of flinch when in English

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Usage of flinch when in English
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Had Galiano felt me flinch when my cheek pressed against his chest?
Grave Secrets
2
Isabelle didn't even flinch when he wrapped his arm around her waist.
The darkest touch
3
The Chairman Mao kook didn't flinch when I said the word.
An arsonist's guide to writers' homes in new england: a novel
4
I saw him flinch when he saw how haggard and exhausted I looked.
Halo
5
I flinch when male columnists write about what they often sneeringly call feminism.
The Irish Times
6
His slumped body that wouldn't flinch when I shook him blurred my thoughts.
Crazy for the storm: a memoir of survival
7
So why did I flinch when his hand touched my shoulder?
Song of the Nile
8
And he didn't flinch when she ordered seconds of the quesadillas.
Dating the rebel tycoon
9
She tried not to flinch when he brought a vicious-looking knife toward her.
East of the sun
10
For once she didn't flinch when a man so much as touched her.
Down river
11
She did not flinch when cold water was suddenly poured over her head.
The great hunt
12
He did not flinch when a runners-up medal was placed round his neck.
The Guardian
13
Can they resist the urge to flinch when I scream in their face?
The Guardian
14
He looked up, and this time he did not flinch when he saw Melissa.
Dreamsnake
15
He did not even flinch when Tyacke faced him, as he had once done.
Cross of St. George
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His shoulder was icy cold, but he didn't even flinch when I touched him.
Cara mia - book one of the immortyl revolution
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