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Word: Flinch
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘slink or sneak off’): from Old French flenchir ‘turn aside’, of West Germanic origin and related to German lenken ‘to guide, steer’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
flɪn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear, pain, or surprise
Short Definition:make quick nervous movement
Examples:- she flinched at the acidity in his voice
- he had faced death without flinching
Word: Flinch
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
flɪn(t)ʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an act of flinching
Short Definition:act of flinching
Examples:- ‘Don't call me that,’ he said with a flinch
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