Flinch has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
a reflex response to sudden pain
2
A reflexive jerking away.
Verb
1
draw back, as with fear or pain
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
2
To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe.
3
Alternative form of flense
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