Flinched
[flɪntʃt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Flinch
Edited by Joanne
Examples
- She was one of those people who can bear a great deal of pleasure, and she never flinched in her perseverance in the cause. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The dogs looked lazily up, flinched a little when the impatient feet of the sheep touched their raw backs--sighed, and lay peacefully down again. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The entire garrison marched and counter-marched within the rampart, in full view--yet notwithstanding even this, we never flinched. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I looked attentively to see if she flinched at the sudden mention of that name. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Edited by Joanne