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Pronunciation : Flinch
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F. fl?chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by E. blench. Cf. Flex.]
Definition : 1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat. A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining. Locke.

2. (Croquet)

Defn: To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.

i. [imp. & p. p. Flinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Flinching.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Flinch
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act of flinching.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913