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flinch
noun
verb
a reflex response to sudden pain
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- H
- Contains
- LINC
- Scrabble score
- 14
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
noun
a reflex response to sudden pain
verb
draw back, as with fear or pain
“she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
In context
Example Sentences
she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
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