āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to flinch
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āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§āĻ, āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to make a quick and involuntary movement in response to a surprise, pain, or fear
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Right now, he is flinching as he watches the horror movie.
āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Flinch
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The flinch in his eyes gave away his discomfort when the dentist approached.
āĻĄā§āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
