verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
when
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He flinched when something moved, scraping, behind him.
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She did not flinch when he suggested a bathe.
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Young children who have a history of being hit sometimes flinch when adults come too close.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Everyone flinched as shells exploded all around us.
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While the price will make you flinch , in the end the lightbulbs save you money.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As our right door gunner opened up with the machine gun, I tried not to flinch .
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He flinches as if she were a snake.
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Her obligations stared her in the face, but she did not flinch !
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I laugh appreciatively at his sarcasm, and I never flinch , outwardly at least, at his slams.
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Nell flinched, but stood her ground.
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When he saw him he flinched slightly.