FLINCH


Meaning of FLINCH in English

v. & n.

v.intr. 1 draw back in pain or expectation of a blow etc.; wince. 2 (often foll. by from) give way; shrink, turn aside (flinched from his duty).

n. an act or instance of flinching. flincher n. flinchingly adv.

[ OF flenchir, flainchir f. WG ]

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