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Flinch

noun
/flɪntʃ/
Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounA reflexive jerking away.
"My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes."
2.nounThe slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
3.verbTo make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe.
4.verbTo dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
5.verbTo let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.

Synonyms

wincecringequailshrinkrecoilfunksquinchblinkretreatmovebudgebalk

Rhymes With

clinchpinchcinchinchsynchchinchcolumn inchweaver finch
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