Synonyms for flinch
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : flinch |
| Phonetic Transcription : flɪntʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for flinch Other synonyms for the word flinch
Définition of flinch
Origin :- 1570s, from obsolete flecche "to bend, flinch," probably from Old French flenchir "to bend," probably from Frankish *hlankjan or some other Germanic source (cf. Middle High German linken, German lenken "to bend, turn, lead"), from PIE root *kleng- "to bend, turn" (see link (n.)). Related: Flinched; flinching. As a noun, from 1817.
- verb shy away, wince
- His duty lay very plain before him, and he would not flinch.
- Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
- Not this time would I flinch from what consequences might follow.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- The perfume of violet scent was almost unbearable, but he did not flinch.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- Yet she did not flinch, nor did a single symptom of panic or fear cross her face.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- But nothing daunts us, or makes us flinch from our fell purpose.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- It was a painful journey downstairs, but Polly did not flinch.
- Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
- She fully believed them, but even so, we hear she did not flinch.
- Extract from : « Things as They Are » by Amy Wilson-Carmichael
- But still the enquiry demands our earnest attention and we must not flinch.
- Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
- Yet she did not flinch in her certainty that nemesis must be obeyed and even aided.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- He was a brave soldier going down to battle, and not once did he flinch.
- Extract from : « Glory of Youth » by Temple Bailey
Antonyms for flinch
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