flinch

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

flinches

1.
A reflexive jerking away.
My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes.
2.
(croquet) The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.

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verb

V_es/s

flinches

V_ing/Gerund

flinching

V_ed/pp

flinched

1.
(intransitive)To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
Đồng nghĩa: cower, recoil
2.
To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
3.
(croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
4.
(alt of, alternative)Alternative form of flense.

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Đồng nghĩa

cower recoil flay fleece skin wince

Cùng gốc / liên quan

flincherflinchlessflinchytwo for flinching

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle French flenchir (to bend), from Old French flenchir, flanchir, from *hlankijan, from Proto-Germanic *hlankijaną (to bend, twist, flex), from Proto-Indo-European *kleng- (to bend, turn, wind). Cognate with hlenken, whence lenken, Modern lenken. Attested in English since the 16th century.