flinch

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(flĭnch) pronunciation
intr.v., flinched, flinch·ing, flinch·es.
  1. To start or wince involuntarily, as from surprise or pain.
  2. To recoil, as from something unpleasant or difficult; shrink.
n.
An act or instance of starting, wincing, or recoiling.

[Obsolete French flenchir, of Germanic origin.]

flincher flinch'er n.
flinchingly flinch'ing·ly adv.

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verb

    To draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust: blench1, cringe, quail, recoil, shrink, shy1, start, wince. See approach/retreat, seek/avoid.

noun

    An act of drawing back in an involuntary or instinctive fashion: cringe, recoil, shrink, wince. See approach/retreat, seek/avoid.


v

Definition: shy away, wince
Antonyms: confront, face, meet

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - kvie sig ved, prøve at slippe udenom
v. tr. - krympe sig
n. - en type kortspil, sammentrækning

idioms:

  • flinch from    vige tilbage for

2.
v. tr. - flænse

Nederlands (Dutch)
huiveren, terugdeinzen, snijden (van een walvis etc.), ineenkrimpen

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - hésiter, fléchir, défaillir, faire une grimace, tressaillir de douleur, se recroqueviller
v. tr. - reculer, se retirer, s'écarter de
n. - jeu de cartes, hésitation, fléchissement, tressaillement

idioms:

  • flinch from    reculer devant

2.
v. tr. - dépecer (une baleine)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - zusammenzucken
n. - Zucken

idioms:

  • flinch from    zurückschrecken vor

2.
v. - flensen, aufschneiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποχωρώ, δειλιάζω, τινάζομαι από φόβο, έκπληξη ή πόνο
n. - τράβηγμα, τίναγμα, οπισθοχώρηση

idioms:

  • flinch from    αποφεύγω

Italiano (Italian)
rabbrividire, tirarsi indietro

idioms:

  • flinch from    rifuggire da

Português (Portuguese)
v. - recuar, sobressaltar-se
n. - sobressalto (m)

idioms:

  • flinch from    esquivar-se

Русский (Russian)
отступать, уклоняться, передернуться

idioms:

  • flinch from    уклоняться

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - estremecerse, sentir un escalofrío, encogerse, acobardarse, retroceder ante lo peligroso
v. tr. - estremecerse, sentir un escalofrío, encogerse, acobardarse
n. - vacilación, titubeo, juego de naipes en el que se colocan las cartas en la mesa en cierto orden numérico, reculada

idioms:

  • flinch from    arredrarse ante, echarse atrás, inmutarse

2.
v. tr. - quitar grasa o piel de ballena, foca, etc., desollar, cortar en tiras

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rygga tillbaka, rycka till
n. - flinch (kortspel), vädjan om att få slippa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
畏缩, 畏首畏尾, 退缩, 畏惧

idioms:

  • flinch from    在...面前畏缩

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 畏縮, 畏首畏尾, 退縮
n. - 畏懼, 退縮

idioms:

  • flinch from    在...面前畏縮

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 겁이나 피하다, (책임, 위험 등을) 회피하다
v. tr. - ~에서 손을 떼다
n. - 회피, 움찔함, 카드 게임의 일종

idioms:

  • flinch from    꽁무니를 빼다

2.
v. tr. - (피부나 지방을) 얇은 편자로 자르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 尻込みする
n. - 尻込み

idioms:

  • flinch from    たじろぐ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجفل (الاسم) إجفال , إحجام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮גילה פחד, נרתע, נסוג, היסס‬
v. tr. - ‮נסוג מ-‬
n. - ‮הירתעות, מין משחק קלפים‬
v. tr. - ‮ביתר (לווייתן, כלב-ים וכו')‬


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