亚洲网紅露点

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flinch

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[ flinch ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. to shrink under pain; wince.
  3. Croquet. to let the foot slip from the ball in the act of croqueting.


verb (used with object)

  1. to draw back or withdraw from.

noun

  1. an act of flinching.

flinch

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[ flinch ]

verb (used with object)

flinch

1

/ 蹿濒瑟苍迟蕛 /

verb

  1. to draw back suddenly, as from pain, shock, etc; wince

    he flinched as the cold water struck him

  2. often foll by from to avoid contact (with); shy away

    he never flinched from his duty

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the act or an instance of drawing back
  2. a card game in which players build sequences
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

flinch

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/ 蹿濒瑟苍迟蕛 /

verb

  1. a variant of flense
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蹿濒颈苍肠丑颈苍驳濒测, adverb
  • 藞蹿濒颈苍肠丑别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蹿濒颈苍肠丑顎侥谤 noun
  • 蹿濒颈苍肠丑顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of flinch1

First recorded in 1555鈥65; perhaps nasalized variant of dial. flitch to flit, shift one's position
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of flinch1

C16: from Old French flenchir ; related to Middle High German lenken to bend, direct
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Is it when a mild earthquake doesn鈥檛 make you flinch?

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He kept his camera rolling as he hid, flinching at each explosion.

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He flinched when excerpts of his diary were read out, and averted his eyes as indecent photographs he took of his nieces were shown.

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Though she was often stoic and staring straight ahead while in court, she never flinched or showed emotion when prosecutors made negative comments about her partner.

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Mourners flinch and duck for cover when his comrades fire off a gun salute.

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