- flinch⇄adv. flinchingly.
- flinch⇄flinch, verb, noun.
- flinch⇄noun flincher.
- flinch⇄noun 1. the act of drawing back.
2. a game played with cards bearing numbers from 1 to 14. - flinch⇄v.i. 1. to draw back (from a difficulty, danger, or duty).
Ex. to flinch from the responsibilities of life.
(SYN) quail.
2. to shrink under physical pain; wince.
Ex. The baby flinched when he touched the hot radiator.
(SY - flinch⇄v.t. to withdraw from.