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flinched

flinch
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [flinch]
    • /flɪntʃ/
    • /flɪntʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [flinch]
    • /flɪntʃ/

Definitions of flinched word

  • verb without object flinched to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant. 1
  • verb without object flinched to shrink under pain; wince. 1
  • verb without object flinched Croquet. to let the foot slip from the ball in the act of croqueting. 1
  • abbreviation FLINCHED flense. 1
  • noun flinched an act of flinching. 1
  • noun flinched Simple past tense and past participle of flinch. 1
See all 6 definitions of flinched

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Origin of flinched

First appearance:

before 1555
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; perhaps nasalized variant of dial. flitch to flit, shift one's position

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Parts of speech for Flinched

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Flinched

flinched popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flinched usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for flinched

noun flinched

  • winced — to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.
  • jumped — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
  • cringed — to shrink, bend, or crouch, especially in fear or servility; cower.

verb flinched

  • recoiled — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
  • balked — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
  • quailed — to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
  • blanched — to force back or to one side; head off, as a deer or other quarry.
  • blinked — to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
All 23 Synonyms of flinched

Antonyms for flinched

verb flinched

  • advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
  • faced — having a specified kind of face or number of faces (usually used in combination): a sweet-faced child; the two-faced god.
  • forged — to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
  • met — simple past tense and past participle of meet1 .
  • remained — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
All 8 Antonyms of flinched

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