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  1. FLINCH definition: 1. to make a sudden, small movement because of pain or fear: 2. to make a sudden, small movement…. Learn more.

  2. The meaning of FLINCH is to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince; also : to tense the muscles involuntarily in anticipation of discomfort. How to use flinch in a sentence.

  3. FLINCH meaning: 1. to make a sudden, small movement because of pain or fear: 2. to make a sudden, small movement…. Learn more.

  4. If you flinch, you make a small sudden movement, especially when something surprises you or hurts you. He stared back at him without flinching.

  5. Some common synonyms of flinch are blench, quail, recoil, shrink, and wince. While all these words mean "to draw back in fear or distaste," flinch implies a failure to endure pain or face something dangerous or frightening with resolution.

  6. Definition of flinch verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. To flinch is to react to pain by wincing, pulling away, or cringing. Often it's used to describe a person who shows a moment of weakness or fright: he was so tough, I thought he'd never flinch, but snakes really freak him out.