flinch

/flɪntʃ/ v [I]

Definition

› to make a sudden small movement because of pain or fear: Now I’m going to move the eyepiece right up against your eye for a second – try not to flinch.

(Definition of flinch v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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