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flinch
What does flinch mean?
flinch (verb): to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce flinch?
/flɪntʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does flinch come from?
From Middle French flenchir (“to bend”), from Old French flenchir, flanchir, from Frankish *hlankijan, from Proto-Germanic *hlankijaną (“to bend, twist, flex”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- (“to bend, turn, wind”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of flinch?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “flinch” mean?
to disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it
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to pay for the provision of a service, such as Internet access, a cell phone plan, or a streaming service
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to make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity
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to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench
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Which word is closest in meaning to “flinch”?
export
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cruise
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depend
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cringe
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