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to flinch
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to make a quick and involuntary movement in response to a surprise, pain, or fear
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Movement verb
Regular
Present tense
flinch
3rd person singular
flinches
Present participle
flinching
Past simple
flinched
Past participle
flinched
Examples
She often flinches at sudden loud noises.
