Definitions for flinch

Overview of noun flinch

The noun flinch has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. wince, flinch

(a reflex response to sudden pain)

Overview of verb flinch

The verb flinch has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (3) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail

(draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf")