Flinching
[flɪntʃɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flinch
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Examples
- There was no flinching about the girl. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Like a Red Indian undergoing torture, Gerald would experience the whole process of slow death without wincing or flinching. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- She walked to the window, flinching under his angry stare, looked out for a moment, and turned round quite coldly. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- That is the real truth, replied Crispin, without flinching. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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