Flinch

: to lớn withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince He flinched when he was presented with the oto repair bill. also : to lớn tense the muscles involuntarily in anticipation of discomfort I cannot help flinching when I hear the dentist"s drill.

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recoil, shrink, flinch, wince, blench, quail mean khổng lồ draw baông xã in fear or distaste. recoil implies a start or movement away through shochồng, fear, or disgust. recoiled at the suggestion of stealing shrink suggests an instinctive sầu recoil through sensitiveness, scrupulousness, or cowardice. shrank from the unpleasant truth flinch implies a failure khổng lồ endure pain or face something dangerous or frightening with resolution. faced her accusers without flinching wince suggests a slight involuntary physical reaction (such as a start or recoiling). winced in pain blench implies fainthearted flinching. stood their ground without blenching quail suggests shrinking and cowering in fear. quailed before the apparition

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He flinched when I tapped hlặng on the shoulder. She met danger without flinching. The bill was much higher than expected, but he paid it without flinching.
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Recent Examples on the Web These shrubs và small trees thrive in Oregon’s moist winters & vì not flinch with dry summers (most bởi not like summer irrigation). — oregonlive, "Foolproof plants for aspirational gardeners: Plant it và forget it series," 2 Mar. 2021 The person who refuses to flinch at the prospect of attacking downhill ice at bone-rattling speeds in a fiberglass shell understands her limits. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Kaillie Humphries navigates controversy khổng lồ become world’s best female bobsledder," 22 Feb. 2021 As a doctor inserted the needle, Lindsay didn’t flinch. — Washington Post, "Why might women be less eager to get the coronavirus vaccine? An investigation.," 15 Dec. 2020 Yet Alvarez — all 5-feet, 8 inches of hlặng — will barely flinch. — John Whisler, ExpressNews.com, "Canelo Alvarez faces tall order in fight vs. Callum Smith," 18 Dec. 20đôi mươi Heaukulani came in when Noah Sewell went out late with an apparent left shoulder injury thought to be a stinger và didn’t flinch in getting downhill in a hurry và filling his gap khổng lồ help cause stops. — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, "12 takeaways from Oregon Ducks’ loss at Cal," 7 Dec. 2020 Hence, the Warriors did not flinch one bit last summer with granting Thompson a five-year, $190 million contract. — Mark Medimãng cầu, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Will Warriors" Klay Thompson ever be the durable star again?," đôi mươi Nov. 2020 The authors also vì chưng not flinch from the role that hockey may have had in spreading the vi khuẩn, noting correctly that hockey is associated with the most outbreaks of any youth sport in Minnesota. — Editorial Board Star Tribune, Star Tribune, "Minnesota Hockey"s response to COVID "pause" deserves praise," 19 Nov. 2020 Our khuyến mãi is don’t flinch, have some grit about you. — Al.com Reports, al, "Hoover holds off Oak Mountain 24-21, faces rematch with Thompson," 14 Nov. 20đôi mươi

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