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May 28, 2017 · It means to quickly draw back in fear (like as a knee‐jerk reflex), for example when a loud noise is heard right in front of your face. Someone suggested «skvette» but I’m not sure if that’s right. Also for “wince” and “cringe”. Both refer to a smaller degree of flinching: I think wincing is more visible, like with a facial ...
Nov 2, 2015 · California. English - US. Nov 2, 2015. #2. I understand 'flinch' as a physical movement, a pulling away. Tom didn't pull his arm (or whatever) when the nurse cleaned his wound. To me, "wince" is an expression with your face, a response to pain. I see that our dictionaries define wince as an involuntary movement or pulling away, and equivalent ...
Jan 15, 2011 · Flinch means to draw back or yield, and the sense of drawing back from a threat or in response to something physically painful or injurious is probably the most common usage. However, it doesn't have to be a physical pain or blow: it can be from a painful or difficult duty, and it's not uncommon to hear it used in this way.
Mar 8, 2015 · British English. Mar 8, 2015. #3. As you have implied in the question, cringe is generally used to mean a mental reaction, and flinch a physical reaction. Also the phrase batting a lash in your first example is not something used in BE. We would say batting an eyelid. I don't know whether batting a lash is correct in AE, though.
Apr 4, 2022 · It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured. i realized, somehow, through the screaming in my mind, that even in that shackled, bloody helplessness, i was still free: free to hate the ...
Apr 17, 2011 · Flinch, cringe and squirm are all negative reactions. To flinch is to react suddenly with fear or pain. E.g. If someone goes to slap you, you would probabaly flinch. To cringe is to react suddenly when you hear, see or taste something that is not very nice. e.g. You might cringe when you hear nails scrape on a blackboard.
Sep 3, 2010 · Sep 3, 2010. #6. Myridon said: If something actually hurts you, you may either wince or flinch. You can flinch in anticipation. If someone pretends that they are going to hit you and you tense up or pull away from them, you have flinched. So if something hurts me, I make a grimace and shrink back in shock.
Apr 15, 2021 · If I were to try, I'd say that "draw back" is to suddenly back off due to fear (which is psychological), whereas "flinch" is to back off due to fear or pain (which is physical). Other than this they are almost the same. Am I correct? Context: She leaned forward to touch the dog but quickly drew back when she saw its teeth. He didn't even flinch ...
Oct 21, 2009 · Te cuento que se usa la expresión en inglés "to cringe from/when doing something" para decir que hacer algo sin ganas. "to flinch from doing something" querría decir que te dio miedo o sorpresa lo que hiciste.
Aug 30, 2019 · Hello everyone. I know the verb flinch is used mostly for living creatures, but what if I used it for the darkness. For instance: the darkness flinched away from me as I lit up the cigarette. Would it be right? Thanks.
