FLINCH
\flˈɪnt͡ʃ], \flˈɪntʃ], \f_l_ˈɪ_n_tʃ]\
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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.
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To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
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The act of flinching.
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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.
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To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
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The act of flinching.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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