flinch

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A reflexive jerking away.

   “My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes.”

2. isim The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
3. fiil To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.

   “A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining.”

4. fiil To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
5. fiil To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
6. fiil Alternative form of flense.