flinch

Significado (Inglês)

Noun

1. A reflexive jerking away.
2. The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
2. To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
3. To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.

Verb

Alternative form of flense.

Conceitos

recuar

adiar

alhear

assustar-se

ceder

estremecer

procrastinar

puxar

submeter-se

tirar

transigir

encolher-se

abdicar

esquivar-se

Sinônimos

wince

recoil

shrink

cringe

quail

start

blench

cower

shrink back

balk

draw back

squinch

falter

jerk

hesitate

give a start

funk

fall back

regress

resist

retreat

retrogress

set back

shy

startle

startled

step back

taken aback

tear off

flench

tremble

waver

weak

whisk away

yank

afraid of

go backward

take alarm

turn aside

be shy of

jump back

fear

😨

scringe

back

🔙

doggle

back up

be afraid

delay

flense

gape

Traduções

zurückweichen

retroceder

recular

indietreggiare

cèdere

terugdeinzen

zurückschrecken

broncher

rillen

wijken

sussultare

tirarsi indietro

reculer

fléchir

tressaillir

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/flɪnt͡ʃ/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Cognato com alto alemão médio: lenken

In summary

From Middle French flenchir (“to bend”), of Germanic origin. Compare Middle High German lenken (“to bend”). Attested in English since the 16th century.