meaning of flinch
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.
2. To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
3. The act of flinching.
4. a reflex response to sudden pain
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