flinch

/flɪnʃ/ verb [I]

Translation

MOVE BACKWARDS › to make a sudden movement backwards because you are afraid or in pain

irkilmek, çekinmek, ürkmek

She didn't flinch when the nurse cleaned the wound.1632

AVOID DOING › to avoid doing something that is unpleasant

uzak durmak, kaçmak, sakınmak

Nick never flinches from difficult decisions.1859

(Definition of flinch verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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