flinch

6 letters · noun · scores 1,400 in SpellHuntr

noun

a reflex response to sudden pain

verb

draw back, as with fear or pain

Flinch in a sentence

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

A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining.

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