Related Words for flinch

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wince
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Noun, Verb
quail
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Verb, Noun, Verb
cringe
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Verb, Verb, Noun, Adjective
shrink
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
funk
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Noun, Noun, Verb
recoil
x/
Verb, Noun, Verb
tremble
/x
Verb
cower
/x
Noun
grimace
/x
Noun
shudder
/x
Noun
squirm
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Noun
gasp
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Noun
shriek
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Noun
shiver
/x
Noun
hesitate
/xx
Verb
balk
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Noun
reflexively
x/xx
Adverb
scream
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Noun
twitch
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Noun
groan
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Noun
sneer
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Noun, Verb
fazed
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Verb
growl
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Noun
pause
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Noun
stare
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Noun
falter
/x
Noun
chuckle
/x
Noun
glancing
/x
Verb
retaliate
x/xx
Verb
hurt
/
Noun
bawl
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Noun
laugh
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Noun
giggle
/x
Noun
hesitation
xx/x
Noun
glower
/x
Noun
sneeze
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Noun
clench
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Noun
squeal
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Noun
grumble
/x
Noun
grunt
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Noun
instinctively
x/xx
Adverb
yell
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Noun
taunt
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Noun
scowl
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Noun
resist
x/
Verb
retch
/
Noun
jolt
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Noun
snicker
/x
Noun
react
x/
Verb
mutter
/x
Noun
slightest
/x
Adjective
suffer
/x
Verb
deflect
x/
Verb
reflex
/x
Noun
smirk
/
Noun
guffaw
x/
Noun
frown
/
Noun
evade
x/
Verb
flee
/
Verb
stutter
/x
Noun
blink
/
Noun, Verb
waver
/x
Noun
snort
/
Noun
scared
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Verb
swoon
/
Noun
stumble
/x
Noun
crouch
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Noun
provoke
x/
Verb
snarl
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Noun
shake
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Noun
dare
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Verb
slap
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Noun
feign
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Verb
hurl
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Verb
swerve
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Noun
hiss
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Noun
quivering
/xx
Verb
shock
/
Noun
relent
x/
Verb
succumb
x/
Verb
dodge
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Noun
exclaim
x/
Verb
spurn
/
Verb
condescend
xx/
Verb
afraid
x/
Adjective
howl
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Noun
swear
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Verb
stun
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Noun
scoff
/
Noun
knock
/
Noun
murmur
/x
Noun
flicker
/x
Noun
yelp
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Noun
inflict
x/
Verb
frightened
/x
Adjective
choke
/
Verb
capitulate
x/xx
Verb
acquiesce
xx/
Verb
sputter
/x
Noun
scratch
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Noun
thump
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Noun
anticipate
x/xx
Verb
blurt
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Verb
scold
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Verb
spasm
/x
Noun
smile
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Noun
fear
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Noun
rebuff
x/
Noun
squeak
/
Noun
spit
/
Verb
abashed
x/
Verb
lurch
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Noun
jerk
/
Noun
fidget
/x
Noun
prickle
/x
Noun
twinge
/
Noun
tweak
/
Noun
jarring
/x
Noun
wriggle
/x
Noun
winch
/
Noun
saccade
//
Noun
flick
/
Noun
flirt
/
Noun
whiff
/
Noun
jitter
/x
Noun
quaver
/x
Noun
flit
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Noun
rustle
/x
Noun
cowards
/x
Noun
gaze
/
Noun
involuntarily
xx/xxx
Adverb
visibly
/xx
Adverb
heightened
/x
Verb
asymmetric
xx/x
Adjective
aversive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
budge
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
chill
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
conditioned
x/x
Adjective
consensual
x/xx
Adjective
defense
x/
Noun, Verb
dispersion
x/x
Noun
flight
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
flutter
/x
Noun, Verb
hypothermic
xx/x
Adjective
inhibition
xx/x
Noun
latency
/xx
Noun
localizing
/xxx
Adjective
move
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Verb, Noun
pavlovian
x/xx
Adjective
prick
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Noun, Verb
retract
x/
Verb, Noun
retreat
x/
Noun, Verb
ripple
/x
Noun, Verb
stiffening
/xx
Noun
stimulation
xx/x
Noun
tightening
/xx
Noun
tremor
/x
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pidgin
/x
Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
gloss
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Noun, Verb
butt
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Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb