Word Meaning

flinch definition and meaning

v. i. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat.
v. i. To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
n. The act of flinching.

Crossword clues for flinch

- Quail
- Recoil
- Show pain
- Standing in community