| NOUN | act | flinch, wince | a reflex response to sudden pain |
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| VERB | motion | flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail | draw back, as with fear or pain |
| Sounds | flih'nch | |
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| Rhymes | cinch ... winch: 9 rhymes with ihnch... | |
| Meaning | A reflex response to sudden pain. | |
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| Synonym | wince | |
| Broader | startle, jump, start | A sudden involuntary movement |
| Verbs | flinch | draw back, as with fear or pain |
| Meaning | draw back, as with fear or pain. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" | |
| Synonyms | squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail | |
| Narrower | shrink back, retract | pull away from a source of disgust or fear |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Catalan | recular, retrocedir | |
| Spanish | recular, retroceder | |
| Nouns | flinch | a reflex response to sudden pain |