intransitive verb see: lank Date: 1578 to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain ; wince , see: recoil ~ noun ~er noun
FLINCH
Meaning of FLINCH in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012