noun Download 🔗Share A reflexive jerking away. Examples : "My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes." physiology body action sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. Examples : "The croquet player's flinch cost them the game. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe. Examples : "The child made his drawing and presented it to his father, but his father responded with a critical comment, and the child appeared to flinch. " physiology sensation body action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty Examples : ""When asked about the missing money, he seemed to flinch and changed the subject." " attitude action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. Examples : "During the croquet game, the student flinched, causing the mallet to miss the ball completely. " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc. Examples : "The crew flinched the blubber from the whale carcass to use for oil. " animal nautical food process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading