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Another word for flinch

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Verb

  1. To draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust

    See also:

    seek

    approach

Noun

  1. An act of drawing back in an involuntary or instinctive fashion

    See also:

    seek

    approach

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Another word for flinch

Verb
  1. See also:

    wince

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Sentence Examples

  • It was her turn to flinch at the sting of his words.

  • She tried not to flinch when he touched her cheek.

  • The door didn't even flinch as she beat her fists against it as hard as she could.

  • The light beyond the solid French doors made her flinch, but she forced herself to cross the doorway.

  • The air between them shimmered with his body heat and her magic, and he didn't flinch away like normal people did.

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