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Noun [English]

IPA: /flɪnt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flinch.wav Forms: flinches [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪntʃ Etymology: From Middle French flenchir (“to bend”), of Germanic origin. Compare Middle High German lenken (“to bend”). Attested in English since the 16th century. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|flenchir|t=to bend}} Middle French flenchir (“to bend”), {{cog|gmh|lenken|t=to bend}} Middle High German lenken (“to bend”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} flinch (plural flinches)
  1. A reflexive jerking away. Related terms (reflexive jerking away): cringe Translations (reflexive jerking away): جَفَل (jafal) [masculine] (Arabic), трепване (trepvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), cuknutí [neuter] (Czech), ucuknutí [neuter] (Czech), škubnutí [neuter] (Czech), terugdeinzen (Dutch), säpsähdys (Finnish), arreguizo (Galician), arrepío (Galician), estremecemento (Galician), Zucken [neuter] (German), Zurückzucken [neuter] (German), Zurückschrecken [neuter] (German), Zusammenfahren [neuter] (German), вздра́гивание (vzdrágivanije) [neuter] (Russian), cuknutie [neuter] (Slovak), myknutie [neuter] (Slovak), trhnutie [neuter] (Slovak), šklbnutie [neuter] (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-flinch-en-noun-6O~8yyst Disambiguation of 'reflexive jerking away': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'reflexive jerking away': 99 1
  2. (croquet) The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. Categories (topical): Croquet
    Sense id: en-flinch-en-noun-eoWuFGoL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /flɪnt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flinch.wav Forms: flinches [present, singular, third-person], flinching [participle, present], flinched [participle, past], flinched [past]
Rhymes: -ɪntʃ Etymology: From Middle French flenchir (“to bend”), of Germanic origin. Compare Middle High German lenken (“to bend”). Attested in English since the 16th century. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|flenchir|t=to bend}} Middle French flenchir (“to bend”), {{cog|gmh|lenken|t=to bend}} Middle High German lenken (“to bend”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} flinch (third-person singular simple present flinches, present participle flinching, simple past and past participle flinched)
  1. (intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe. Tags: intransitive Translations (to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus): ἀναπηδῶ (anapēdô) (Ancient Greek), трепвам (trepvam) (Bulgarian), дръпвам се (drǎpvam se) (Bulgarian), ucuknout [perfective] (Czech), trhnout sebou [perfective] (Czech), terugdeinzen (Dutch), eksalti (Esperanto), kavahtaa (Finnish), säpsähtää (Finnish), broncher (French), sursauter (French), arreguizarse (Galician), arrepiarse (Galician), estremecerse (Galician), zucken (German), zurückzucken (German), zurückschrecken (German), zurückweichen (German), zusammenzucken (German), wanken (German), zusammenfahren (German), αναπηδώ (anapidó) (Greek), cúlaigh (Irish), creathnaigh (Irish), sussultare (Italian), 怯む (hirumu) (Japanese), wīwī (Maori), toemi (Maori), kōrapa (Maori), koemi (Maori), maopo (Maori), schrynken (Middle English), پوصمق (pusmak) (Ottoman Turkish), wzdrygać się [imperfective] (Polish), wzdrygnąć się [perfective] (Polish), estremecer (Portuguese), вздра́гивать (vzdrágivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вздро́гнуть (vzdrógnutʹ) [perfective] (Russian), содрога́ться (sodrogátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), содрогну́ться (sodrognútʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), cimnuti [perfective, reflexive] (Serbo-Croatian), lecnuti [perfective, reflexive] (Serbo-Croatian), trznuti [perfective, reflexive] (Serbo-Croatian), cuknúť sa (Slovak), myknúť sa (Slovak), trhnúť sa (Slovak), trzniti (Slovene), estremecerse (Spanish), reaccionar (Spanish), inmutarse (Spanish), rycka till (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-flinch-en-verb-CF~3zKf6 Disambiguation of 'to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus': 95 2 3
  2. To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty Translations (to avoid doing something momentarily): couvnout [perfective] (Czech), ucuknout [perfective] (Czech), vyhnout se [perfective] (Czech), sich entziehen (German), kōrapa (Maori), увильнуть (uvilʹnutʹ) [perfective] (Russian), vyhnúť sa (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-flinch-en-verb-zRgyuwVr Disambiguation of 'to avoid doing something momentarily': 6 88 7
  3. (croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. Categories (topical): Croquet
    Sense id: en-flinch-en-verb-l~VaH81I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 13 10 6 44 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 17 12 11 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 14 8 7 50 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 13 4 4 49 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 13 15 19 20 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 10 15 15 13 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 13 17 16 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 14 22 12 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 9 16 16 13 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 16 13 12 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 15 15 13 46 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 14 16 14 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 10 15 15 13 46 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 16 15 12 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 14 20 17 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 10 15 15 14 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 16 14 10 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 16 14 10 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 10 15 15 13 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 9 15 16 16 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 11 13 20 17 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 14 17 15 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 14 21 12 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 16 14 10 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 10 15 17 13 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 10 15 17 13 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 10 15 17 13 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 15 12 11 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 14 15 13 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: two for flinching
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /flɪnt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flinch.wav Forms: flinches [present, singular, third-person], flinching [participle, present], flinched [participle, past], flinched [past]
Rhymes: -ɪntʃ Head templates: {{en-verb}} flinch (third-person singular simple present flinches, present participle flinching, simple past and past participle flinched)
  1. Alternative form of flense Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: flense
    Sense id: en-flinch-en-verb-Ba3i5CVb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
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          "_dis1": "95 2 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
          "word": "zurückweichen"
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          "_dis1": "95 2 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
          "word": "wanken"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
          "word": "zusammenfahren"
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          "_dis1": "95 2 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anapidó",
          "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
          "word": "αναπηδώ"
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          "roman": "anapēdô",
          "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
          "word": "ἀναπηδῶ"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
          "word": "cúlaigh"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
          "word": "creathnaigh"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 2 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
          "word": "sussultare"
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          "_dis1": "95 2 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hirumu",
          "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
          "word": "怯む"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 2 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
          "word": "wīwī"
        },
        {
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      "word": "вздра́гивание"
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      "code": "sk",
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      "code": "sk",
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    "Terms with German translations",
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    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
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          "text": "A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining.",
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      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
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      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "дръпвам се"
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      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
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      "word": "trhnout sebou"
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      "word": "terugdeinzen"
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      "word": "eksalti"
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      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "kavahtaa"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "säpsähtää"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "broncher"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "sursauter"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "arreguizarse"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "arrepiarse"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "estremecerse"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "zucken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "zurückzucken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "zurückschrecken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "zurückweichen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "zusammenzucken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "wanken"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "zusammenfahren"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anapidó",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "αναπηδώ"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "anapēdô",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "ἀναπηδῶ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "cúlaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "creathnaigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "sussultare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hirumu",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "怯む"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "wīwī"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "toemi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "kōrapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "koemi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "maopo"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "schrynken"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "pusmak",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "پوصمق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wzdrygać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wzdrygnąć się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "estremecer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vzdrágivatʹ",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вздра́гивать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vzdrógnutʹ",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вздро́гнуть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sodrogátʹsja",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "содрога́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sodrognútʹsja",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "содрогну́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "reflexive"
      ],
      "word": "cimnuti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "reflexive"
      ],
      "word": "lecnuti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "tags": [
        "perfective",
        "reflexive"
      ],
      "word": "trznuti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "cuknúť sa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "myknúť sa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "trhnúť sa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "trzniti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "estremecerse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "reaccionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "inmutarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a stimulus",
      "word": "rycka till"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to avoid doing something momentarily",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "couvnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to avoid doing something momentarily",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ucuknout"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to avoid doing something momentarily",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "vyhnout se"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to avoid doing something momentarily",
      "word": "sich entziehen"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to avoid doing something momentarily",
      "word": "kōrapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uvilʹnutʹ",
      "sense": "to avoid doing something momentarily",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "увильнуть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to avoid doing something momentarily",
      "word": "vyhnúť sa"
    }
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}

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          "word": "flense"
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      "rhymes": "-ɪntʃ"
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