Flinchy vs Flincht - What's the difference?
flinchy | flincht |
(obsolete) (flinch)
A reflexive jerking away.
To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus.
* John Locke
To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
As an adjective flinchy
is tending to flinch easily; timid, shy.As a verb flincht is
(obsolete) (flinch).flincht
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Verb
(head)flinch
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Noun
(es)- My eye doctor hates the flinch I have every time he tries to get near my eyes.
Verb
- A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining.