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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flinch1 /flɪntʃ/USA pronunciation v. - to draw back or shrink, as from something dangerous, painful, or difficult: [no object]The dog flinched at the noise.[~ + from + object]I won't flinch from hard work.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flinch1 (flinch),USA pronunciation v.i. - to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
- to shrink under pain;
wince. - Sport[Croquet.]to let the foot slip from the ball in the act of croqueting.
v.t. - to draw back or withdraw from.
n. - an act of flinching.
- perh. nasalized variant of dialect, dialectal flitch to flit, shift one's position 1555–65
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged recoil, withdraw, blench.
flinch2 (flinch),USA pronunciation v.t. - flense.
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