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flinch
1. n. A reflexive jerking away.
My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes.
2. n. (croquet) The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
3. v. (intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe.
4. v. To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
5. v. (croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
6. v. alternative form of flense

Pronunciation

Example Sentences

I'll try not to flinch.  All men can attest to the sheer terror the idea brings, causing us to physically flinch, because we've all been there, we've all been flat on our back, moaning like a sheep being sheared, as we try to cradle our legs above our heads as we feel that's the only way to urge the testicles to come back from the retreat point known as our large intestine.

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