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flinchingly Definition


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flinch1
verb
    intr
    flinched, flinching
    1. To start or jump in pain, fright, surprise, etc.
      Thesaurus: shrink, cringe, withdraw, cower, recoil, duck, start, blanch, wince, shudder.
Derivative: flincher
noun
    Derivative: flinchingly
    adverb
      Etymology: 16c: probably connected with French flechir to bend.

      Phrasal Verb: flinch from something
        To shrink back from or avoid something difficult such as a task, duty, etc.


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