flinch
/flɪntʃ/verb
उच्चारण फ़्लिन्च
(दर्द या डर से) चौंककर पीछे हटना, सिहर उठना, झटका खाना
Core word
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[I]
to make a sudden movement with your face or body as a result of pain, fear or surprise
(दर्द या डर से) चौंककर पीछे हटना, सिहर उठना, झटका खाना
- He didn't even flinch when the nurse gave him the injection.
- She flinched at the sound of the gunshot.
- She flinched when the doctor touched her sore ankle.
+ 2 more examples
- The loud thunder made the child flinch.
- He never flinched, even when the dentist started the drill.
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[I] ~ from sth/from doing sth
to avoid thinking about or doing something unpleasant
(किसी कठिन काम से) कतराना, पीछे हटना
- Radhika did not flinch from telling the truth.
- A good leader never flinches from hard decisions.
- The reporter did not flinch from asking hard questions.
+ 2 more examples
- Many people flinch from speaking in public.
- Good students do not flinch from difficult chapters.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
flinch (intransitive verb)
To flinch is to make a quick movement of the face or body because of pain, fear or surprise.
'Flinch' का अर्थ दर्द, डर या आश्चर्य के कारण चेहरे या शरीर में अचानक हरकत होना है।
- She flinched when the injection touched her arm.
- He did not flinch at the loud noise.
flinch from / at / away
Flinch at names the thing you react to; flinch from names the unpleasant thing you avoid.
'Flinch at' उस चीज़ को बताता है जिस पर प्रतिक्रिया हो; 'flinch from' उस अप्रिय चीज़ को जिससे बचा जाए।
- The child flinched at the thunder.
- A leader should not flinch from taking hard decisions.
without flinching / not flinch
Without flinching shows courage: calmly, without showing fear or pain.
'Without flinching' साहस दिखाता है: डर या दर्द दिखाए बिना।
- Radhika faced the question without flinching.
flinch (noun)
Flinch is also a noun, usually in a flinch of pain or with a flinch.
'Flinch' noun भी है, प्रायः a flinch of pain के रूप में।
- There was a slight flinch of pain on his face.
flinch vs wince vs recoil
Flinch is a quick involuntary move; wince shows pain on the face; recoil is to move back sharply in fear or disgust.
Flinch अचानक अनैच्छिक हरकत है; wince चेहरे पर दर्द दिखाना है; recoil डर या घृणा से तेज़ी से पीछे हटना है।
- She winced at the pain, flinched at the noise and recoiled from the snake.
+Collocations 4
flinch + preposition
flinch atflinch fromflinch away fromflinch in painflinch with fear
- He flinched in pain as the doctor touched the wound.
adverb + flinch
visiblyslightlyneverbarelyinstinctively
- She barely flinched when the cricket ball hit her.
flinch + from + -ing
flinch from telling the truthflinch from criticismflinch from dangerflinch from facing facts
- A journalist should not flinch from reporting the truth.
not / without flinching
without flinchingdid not flinchwould not flinchnever flinched
- He took the criticism without flinching.
“More examples 6
- The dog flinched when the man raised his hand.
आदमी के हाथ उठाते ही कुत्ता सहम गया।
- Radhika did not flinch when the interviewer asked a tough question.
जब साक्षात्कारकर्ता ने कठिन प्रश्न पूछा तो राधिका घबराई नहीं।
- He flinched at the sound of the firecracker.
पटाखे की आवाज़ पर वह चौंक पड़ा।
- The nurse warned the child that the needle might make him flinch.
नर्स ने बच्चे को बताया कि सुई से वह सहम सकता है।
- The soldiers did not flinch from danger.
सैनिक ख़तरे से पीछे नहीं हटे।
- A good debater should not flinch from a strong counter-argument.
अच्छे वक्ता को मज़बूत प्रति-तर्क से पीछे नहीं हटना चाहिए।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She did not flinch to answer the question.
✓ She did not flinch from answering the question.
Flinch from is followed by an -ing form, not to.
'Flinch from' के बाद -ing रूप आता है, 'to' नहीं।
✗ He flinched of pain.
✓ He flinched in pain.
Use in pain or with pain; of is wrong.
'In pain' या 'with pain' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Flinch from something, as in 'He never flinched from his duty'.
Flinch from something सही है, जैसे 'He never flinched from his duty'।