verb🔗ShareDesollarTo strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc."The whaling crew flinched the blubber from the dead whale. "La tripulación ballenera desolló la grasa de la ballena muerta.animalnauticalfoodprocessactionindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncogerse, estremecerseTo make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe."The child was flinching away from the loud thunder, burying his face in his mother's lap. "El niño se estremecía ante el fuerte trueno, enterrando su rostro en el regazo de su madre.physiologysensationbodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEludir, evitarTo dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty"The student was flinching from his homework, preferring to play video games instead. "El estudiante eludía sus deberes, prefiriendo jugar videojuegos en su lugar.actionattitudemindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFallarTo let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet."During the tense croquet match, John was flinching repeatedly, causing his crucial tight croquet shots to go awry. "Durante el tenso partido de croquet, John fallaba repetidamente, lo que provocó que sus cruciales tiros de croquet ajustados salieran mal.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEncogimiento, titubeoA flinching motion; a flinch."After the loud clap of thunder, I noticed a slight flinching in the dog's ear. "Después del fuerte trueno, noté un ligero encogimiento en la oreja del perro.bodyactionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
