Flinch
verb
To make a quick, nervous movement because of fear or surprise.
When he heard the banging sound, he flinched.
Often appears as...
- flinch at the sound
- flinch from the heat
verb
To show hesitation or reluctance.
He didn’t flinch from taking tough decisions.
Often appears as...
- flinch from responsibility
- don't flinch
verb
To make a quick, nervous movement because of fear or surprise.
When he heard the banging sound, he flinched.
Often appears as...
- flinch at the sound
- flinch from the heat
verb
To show hesitation or reluctance.
He didn’t flinch from taking tough decisions.
Often appears as...
- flinch from responsibility
- don't flinch
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reaction
Flinch often refers to an involuntary body response to unexpected events or fear.
She flinched when the bee buzzed near her ear.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Movements
The movement is usually a quick twitch or jerk away from the source of surprise or discomfort.
He flinched as the nurse prepared the injection.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Fear
Flinching can occur even in non-fearful situations as a reflex to sudden stimuli.
The bright flash made him flinch.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reaction
Flinch often refers to an involuntary body response to unexpected events or fear.
She flinched when the bee buzzed near her ear.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Movements
The movement is usually a quick twitch or jerk away from the source of surprise or discomfort.
He flinched as the nurse prepared the injection.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Fear
Flinching can occur even in non-fearful situations as a reflex to sudden stimuli.
The bright flash made him flinch.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Reaction
Flinch often refers to an involuntary body response to unexpected events or fear.
She flinched when the bee buzzed near her ear.
Pro Tip 2/3Sudden Movements
The movement is usually a quick twitch or jerk away from the source of surprise or discomfort.
He flinched as the nurse prepared the injection.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Fear
Flinching can occur even in non-fearful situations as a reflex to sudden stimuli.
The bright flash made him flinch.
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Video examples
Marcus Byrne: The dance...
But it doesn't flinch. It knows exactly where it wants to go, and it heads off in that particular direction. So our next question then was, how are they doing this? What are they doing? And there was a cue that was available to us. It was that every now and then they'd climb on top of the ball and they'd take a look at the world around them.
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Black Holes, Blazars,...
That was one of the most critical moments in my life because she confirmed right in that moment with her unflinching, unwavering support that who I was and what I wanted to be were perfectly compatible and that they were well within the realm of possibility. And sure, I've had role models since then,
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How do animals...
And even sea slugs flinch when they know they're about to receive a noxious stimulus. That means they have some memory of physical sensations. We still have a lot to learn about animal pain. As our knowledge grows, it may one day allow us to live in a world where we don't cause pain needlessly.
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Will Potter: The...
and they told me that unless I helped them by spying on protest groups, they would put me on a domestic terrorist list. I'd love to tell you that I didn't flinch, but I was terrified, and when my fear subsided, I became obsessed with finding out how this happened,
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She Shoots, She Scores:...
the sun has set but it's not fully dark outside the princeton lacrosse stadium there's a dedication etched into a silver metallic plaque it says in honor of those athletes of princeton whose virtues of fair play loyalty perseverance and unflinching courage are
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How 3D printing helped...
photograph of myself that I flinch and realize the truth No do I really look like that now you can chalk this up to some amazing self-confidence but for me it's actually a problem it's a problem because of a promise I made to myself on
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Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
jagged a life of walking through thick bush but look at the amount of flies on her face now how many of you art there we need to ask Pat this as well cuz he comes from a land of quarks around hats do not flinch when flies land on your
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Why Climate Change Is a...
the fragile peace that had been brought about; the need for a whole economic regeneration. But the leaders of that time didn't flinch from this. They had the capacity, they had a sense of being driven by
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Why should you read...
This unflinching language has made Plath an important touchstone for countless other readers and writers who sought to break the silence surrounding issues of trauma, frustration, and sexuality.
Video examples
Dangerously Close to...
Look at the size of you. He's actually quite nervous. He's flinching at the slightest sound I make.
Video examples
Marcus Byrne: The dance...
But it doesn't flinch. It knows exactly where it wants to go, and it heads off in that particular direction. So our next question then was, how are they doing this? What are they doing? And there was a cue that was available to us. It was that every now and then they'd climb on top of the ball and they'd take a look at the world around them.
Video examples
Black Holes, Blazars,...
That was one of the most critical moments in my life because she confirmed right in that moment with her unflinching, unwavering support that who I was and what I wanted to be were perfectly compatible and that they were well within the realm of possibility. And sure, I've had role models since then,
Video examples
How do animals...
And even sea slugs flinch when they know they're about to receive a noxious stimulus. That means they have some memory of physical sensations. We still have a lot to learn about animal pain. As our knowledge grows, it may one day allow us to live in a world where we don't cause pain needlessly.
Video examples
Will Potter: The...
and they told me that unless I helped them by spying on protest groups, they would put me on a domestic terrorist list. I'd love to tell you that I didn't flinch, but I was terrified, and when my fear subsided, I became obsessed with finding out how this happened,
Video examples
She Shoots, She Scores:...
the sun has set but it's not fully dark outside the princeton lacrosse stadium there's a dedication etched into a silver metallic plaque it says in honor of those athletes of princeton whose virtues of fair play loyalty perseverance and unflinching courage are
Video examples
How 3D printing helped...
photograph of myself that I flinch and realize the truth No do I really look like that now you can chalk this up to some amazing self-confidence but for me it's actually a problem it's a problem because of a promise I made to myself on
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
jagged a life of walking through thick bush but look at the amount of flies on her face now how many of you art there we need to ask Pat this as well cuz he comes from a land of quarks around hats do not flinch when flies land on your
Video examples
Why Climate Change Is a...
the fragile peace that had been brought about; the need for a whole economic regeneration. But the leaders of that time didn't flinch from this. They had the capacity, they had a sense of being driven by
Video examples
Why should you read...
This unflinching language has made Plath an important touchstone for countless other readers and writers who sought to break the silence surrounding issues of trauma, frustration, and sexuality.
Video examples
Dangerously Close to...
Look at the size of you. He's actually quite nervous. He's flinching at the slightest sound I make.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Brahmanandam
Indian Actor
It's been a long and wonderful journey for me but feels like it was just the other day when I started my career in films. I am very grateful to this wonderful Telugu cinema industry and the audience for all the love and unflinching support without which it would not have been possible.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
The first several years of my life were used to upload incredible amounts of fear, and I just became afraid of everything. I was afraid of my parents, afraid of my classmates, afraid of the streets of Washington, D.C. I would flinch at every gesture.
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Anthony Bourdain
American Author
I'm not searching for hard news; I'm not a journalist, but I'm interested in pushing to boundaries of where we can do the kind of stories that we want to do. I mean, it's a big world and CNN has made it a lot bigger and they haven't flinched.
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Jemele Hill
American Journalist
Perspective should never influence punishment. Too often in our society, we practice selective perspective. We're willing to see all the angles only when it suits us. When perspective becomes inconvenient, we can be unflinching, even cruel.
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Yvon Chouinard
American Businessman
I'm kind of like a samurai. They say if you want to be a samurai, you can't be afraid of dying, and as soon as you flinch, you get your head cut off. I'm not afraid of losing this business.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer, I should at once have been rightly cast aside.
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Charlie Kaufman
American Screenwriter
The only honest and generous thing for me to do is to give people myself. That's all I've got as an artist, so I want to do that in an unflinching way.
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Lorna Luft
American Actress
I have spent much of my adult life flinching with pain as I tried to pull out the threads that bound the shadows of my past to me.
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David Milch
American Producer
The kind of flinching from any form of art or experience that PETA seems to advocate is ultimately life-hating.
Quote examples
David Whyte
English Poet
A good poem looks life straight in the face, unflinching, sincere, equal to revelation through loss or gain.
Quote examples
Brahmanandam
Indian Actor
It's been a long and wonderful journey for me but feels like it was just the other day when I started my career in films. I am very grateful to this wonderful Telugu cinema industry and the audience for all the love and unflinching support without which it would not have been possible.
Quote examples
Henry Rollins
American Musician
The first several years of my life were used to upload incredible amounts of fear, and I just became afraid of everything. I was afraid of my parents, afraid of my classmates, afraid of the streets of Washington, D.C. I would flinch at every gesture.
Quote examples
Anthony Bourdain
American Author
I'm not searching for hard news; I'm not a journalist, but I'm interested in pushing to boundaries of where we can do the kind of stories that we want to do. I mean, it's a big world and CNN has made it a lot bigger and they haven't flinched.
Quote examples
Jemele Hill
American Journalist
Perspective should never influence punishment. Too often in our society, we practice selective perspective. We're willing to see all the angles only when it suits us. When perspective becomes inconvenient, we can be unflinching, even cruel.
Quote examples
Yvon Chouinard
American Businessman
I'm kind of like a samurai. They say if you want to be a samurai, you can't be afraid of dying, and as soon as you flinch, you get your head cut off. I'm not afraid of losing this business.
Quote examples
Winston Churchill
British Statesman
I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer, I should at once have been rightly cast aside.
Quote examples
Charlie Kaufman
American Screenwriter
The only honest and generous thing for me to do is to give people myself. That's all I've got as an artist, so I want to do that in an unflinching way.
Quote examples
Lorna Luft
American Actress
I have spent much of my adult life flinching with pain as I tried to pull out the threads that bound the shadows of my past to me.
Quote examples
David Milch
American Producer
The kind of flinching from any form of art or experience that PETA seems to advocate is ultimately life-hating.
Quote examples
David Whyte
English Poet
A good poem looks life straight in the face, unflinching, sincere, equal to revelation through loss or gain.
Example 1 of 10
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