flinch• As our right doorgunner opened up with the machinegun, I tried not to flinch.• Her obligationsstared her in the face, but she did not flinch!• He flinches as if she were a snake.• Everyone flinched as shellsexploded all around us.• Nell flinched, but stood her ground.• While the price will make you flinch, in the end the lightbulbs save you money.• I laugh appreciatively at his sarcasm, and I never flinch, outwardly at least, at his slams.• When he saw him he flinched slightly.