Entry Word: flinch

Function: verb

Meaning: to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust <there are some patients who flinch at the mere sight of a needle>

Synonyms blench, quail, recoil, shrink, wince

Related Words blanch, pale, whiten; quake, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble; crouch, squinch; jerk, start, twitch; recede, retire, retreat, withdraw; falter, hesitate, reel, waver

Near Antonyms advance, approach, near; confront, challenge, defy, face