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flinch
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fl?nt?/
- Rhymes: -?nt?
Etymology 1
From Middle French flenchir (“to bend”), of Germanic origin. Compare Middle High German lenken (“to bend”). Attested in English since the 16th century.
Noun
flinch (plural flinches)
- A reflexive jerking away.
- My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes.
- (croquet) The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
Translations
See also
- (reflexive jerking away): cringe
Verb
flinch (third-person singular simple present flinches, present participle flinching, simple past and past participle flinched)
- (intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe.
- 1693 John Locke, Some Thoughts Concerning Education:
- A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining.
- 1693 John Locke, Some Thoughts Concerning Education:
- To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
- (croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
Translations
References
- “flinch” in the Collins English Dictionary
- “flinch”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
Etymology 2
Verb
flinch (third-person singular simple present flinches, present participle flinching, simple past and past participle flinched)
- Alternative form of flense
References
- “flinch” in the Collins English Dictionary
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flench
English
Verb
flench (third-person singular simple present flenches, present participle flenching, simple past and past participle flenched)
- Alternative form of flense
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