flinch
flinch definition
flinch (flinc̸h)
intransitive verb
- to draw back, as from a blow, difficulty, etc.
- to wince, as from pain
Etymology: earlier also flench < OFr flenchir, to bend aside < Frank *hlankjan, akin to Ger lenken, OE hlencan, to twist, bend: see lank
noun
an act of flinching
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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