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Meanings of
flinch
in English
Portuguese
recuar
Catalan
contreure's
Spanish
recular
Back to the meaning
Draw back, as with fear or pain.
shrink
funk
recoil
quail
cringe
squinch
Portuguese
recuar
Spanish
estremecimiento de dolor
Back to the meaning
A reflex response to sudden pain.
wince
Spanish
estremecimiento de dolor
Synonyms
Examples for "
shrink
"
shrink
funk
recoil
quail
cringe
Examples for "
shrink
"
1
But perhaps money market funds need to
shrink
for the greater good.
2
As a result they no longer work and they start to
shrink
.
3
Nor need we
shrink
from honestly facing conditions in our country today.
4
Its economy is expected to
shrink
this year due to austerity measures.
5
Investors paid up for companies that did not
shrink
potential future production.
1
The chap in the near-by
funk
hole began to amuse me now.
2
From the opening dialled-up
funk
salvo of Music: Response I was hooked.
3
The
funk
does half the business in a man of that build.
4
Major misstep: an inexplicable lack of Brazilian favela
funk
tracks about butts.
5
Two days later, I'm still in a
funk
about my roommates' gay-bashing.
1
She said, 'I suppose there will be a certain amount of
recoil
.
'
2
This was a good weapon, well-balanced, large trigger, rubber grip, short
recoil
.
3
The
recoil
would bury it in the earth if they tried that.
4
But I was ashamed to
recoil
in the presence of the hunter.
5
Some
recoil
in terror before that test; others, feeble and affrighted, vacillate.
1
The
quail
on the side-hills were still sounding the clear water call.
2
Others ran up the mountain-side, and cowered in the brush like
quail
.
3
And Paul was not the most daring cock
quail
in the stubble.
4
Again he heard the distant report of the shot-gun from the
quail
-
hunters
.
5
A
quail
whistled from the tangle of blackberry briars by the roadside.
1
It's not great either, but it's far from an entirely
cringe
-
worthy
catastrophe.
2
I used to
cringe
whenever his name came up in history class.
3
They will make you
cringe
,
cry and not question making better choices.
4
What is meant to look macho is actually the
cringe
of panic.
5
Within the treasure cards deck, there are three
cringe
-
inducing
Waters Rise cards.
1
Just saying that name makes my lips
squinch
up like I ate something bad.
2
She's no soft-heart to
squinch
at the sight of blood, and that sort of foolery.
3
They used to talk 'bout ha'nts and
squinch
owls.
4
Okada rose and bowed his
squinch
-
owl
bow.
5
That there's what comes o' being so dad-blame' hongry that ye can't
squinch
fair atween the gun-sights.
Usage of
flinch
in English
1
However, the Vaqueros didn't
flinch
and drew within seven points at intermission.
2
She had never seen him
flinch
from the dangers his research entailed.
3
They didn't even
flinch
at the gunfire, just kept right on coming.
4
Erius gave no sign that he'd heard, but Tobin saw Korin
flinch
.
5
He took a step forward, but stopped when he saw her
flinch
.
6
He brought up the gun quickly; Trevor let himself
flinch
a little.
7
He would not
flinch
in carrying it out to the last letter.
8
Arch did not
flinch
;
he bore the insulting scrutiny with stony calmness.
9
Then her interest drifted to another picture, and Rhodes saw her
flinch
.
10
Even having made his decision, Jonas could not help but
flinch
away.
11
He seemed almost to
flinch
from the formal use of his name.
12
But Juba must have considered the possibility already, because he didn't
flinch
.
13
Often death stared me in the face, and I did not
flinch
.
14
I felt Ramses
flinch
and tried to free myself from his weight.
15
A second howl burst out of the night causing her to
flinch
.
16
His gestures of impatience were almost violent; but she would not
flinch
.
Other examples for "flinch"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
flinch
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
flinch from
flinch when
flinch away
flinch back
flinch slightly
More collocations
Translations for
flinch
Portuguese
recuar
Catalan
contreure's
recular
retrocedir
encongir-se
Spanish
recular
retroceder
estremecimiento de dolor
mueca de dolor
Flinch
through the time
Flinch
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common