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Meaning of Flinch | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
flɪnt͡ʃ

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية الجفلة جَفَل
Čeština couvnout vyhnout se
Deutsch sich entziehen Wanken Zücken zurückschrecken zurückweichen zurückzucken zusammenfahren Zusammenzucken
Ελληνικά αναπηδώ
Esperanto eksalti
Español achicarse enarcarse encogerse estremecerse inmutarse no arrostrar reaccionar rehuir de
Suomi hätkähdys kavahtaa säpsähdys säpsähtää
Français broncher sursauter
Gaeilge creathnaigh cúlaigh loic
Galego arrepio estremecemento
Italiano sussultare
日本語 後れ 怯む
Te Reo Māori Wīwī
Nederlands terugdeinzen
Polski wzdrygać się wzdrygnąć się
Português estremecer
Русский вздрагивание вздрагивать вздрогнуть отдёргивание отдёргивать отдёргиваться отдёрнуть отдёрнуться отпрянуть содрогаться содрогнуться увильнуть
Svenska rycka till
Українська здригнутися

Examples

“My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Flinched Flincher Flinches Flinching Flinchingly Flinchum

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