flinching
present participle offlinch
flinch
verb[I]
uk/flɪntʃ/us/flɪntʃ/to make asudden,smallmovementbecause ofpainorfear:
He didn'tevenflinch when thenursecleanedthewound.
Synonyms
quailliterary
wince
Compare
cringe
shrinkverb
recoilverb
Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jerkiness
- jerky
- jig
- jiggle
- jiggly
- pull away
- quiver
- shrink
- shudder
- squirm
- tremulous
- whip
- worry atsomething
- wriggle
Phrasal verb
flinch fromsomething/doing something
Examplesofflinching
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In all those ceremonies, the young men undergoing pain are expected to manifest impassivity - in other words, to endure withoutflinching.
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In such a case, the manipulator does not believe thatflinchingis somehow the prudent response to fear or that the person who flinches believes this.
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There may be very good reasons for theflinching, but we have not yet heard them.
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They have faced, withoutflinchingand against almost incalculable odds, the horrors of irruption, of devastation, of spoliation, and of outrage.
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Let there be noflinchingor faltering in our resolve as the moment for decisive action draws near.
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That is why there is aflinchingfrom the alternative to grammar schools.
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But, whether it is or not, our forces, withoutflinching, will continue to do all that is necessary to restore the security situation.
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However, responsibly, taxes had to be increased withoutflinchingdespite the unpopularity of that move.
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They pursued their policies withoutflinchingand without fear.
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But it is necessary, if we are to devise a viable defence policy, to gaze withoutflinchingon the possibilities of modern war.
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I came across a miner's widow the other day who was fire watching under terrible conditions and neverflinchingin the least.
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She stood withoutflinchinga most relentless cross-examination by one of the ablest counsel of the day which lasted many hours.
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However, he has the admirable discipline of a trained advocate and presents a bad case withoutflinching.
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But those emotions are now past; we must face up to the situation as it really is; we must face it with clear and steady eyes withoutflinching.
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If a square stood its ground withoutflinchingand fired with effect, it could withstand the best cavalry.
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- cut sb down to size
- cut-sb-down-to-size
- cut sb in
- cut-sb-in
- cut sb off
- cut-sb-off
- cut sb out
- cut-sb-out
- cut sb some slack
- cut-sb-some-slack
- cut sb/sth off
- cut-sb-sth-off
- cut (sb) to the quick
- cut-sb-to-the-quick
- cut sb up
- cut-sb-up
- cut scene
- cut-short
- cut someone dead
- cut someone down to size
- cut someone out of your will
- cut someone short
- cut someone some slack
- cut (someone) to the quick
- cut-some-slack