Flinch
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.
To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
The act of flinching.
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Flinch Translations
flinch in French is reflux
flinch in Norwegian is vike tilbake
flinch in Spanish is retroceder, recular
flinch in Swedish is rycka till, svikta
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