flinch

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To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus
A reflexive jerking away

My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes.

{v} to shrink or draw back, to fail
If you flinch from something unpleasant, you are unwilling to do it or think about it, or you avoid doing it. The world community should not flinch in the face of this challenge He has never flinched from harsh financial decisions
draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
If you flinch, you make a small sudden movement, especially when something surprises you or hurts you. Murat had looked into the eyes of the firing squad without flinching The sharp surface of the rock caught at her skin, making her flinch
a reflex response to sudden pain
{f} wince, shrink, recoil, draw back, show fear or pain
To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat
draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
{i} act of wincing or recoiling in fear, show of fear
To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet
The act of flinching
flincher
{n} one who shrinks back or fails
flinched
past of flinch
flincher
{i} one who shows fear or pain, one who flinches, one who winces
flincher
One who flinches or fails
flinches
third-person singular of flinch
flinching
present participle of flinch
flinchingly
in a flinching manner, in a manner which shows fear or pain
flinchingly
In a flinching manner
to flinch
blench
flinch