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Main Entry:: flinch
Pronunciation:: \ˈflinch\
Function:: intransitive verb
Etymology:: Middle French flenchir to bend, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German lenken to bend, Old High German hlanca flank — more at lank
Date:: 1578

: to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince ; also : to tense the muscles involuntarily in anticipation of discomfort

synonyms see recoil

— flinch noun

— flinch·er noun

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