flinch
verb (used without object)
to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.
flinchingly
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a word derived from
flinch.
Example Sentences
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This is Odette as creature of the wild, flinchingly shy but gradually and warily warming to Acosta's courtship.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2012
With a further effort he kept his eyes open and flinchingly surveyed the scene around him.
From The Creature from Cleveland Depths by Fritz Leiber
But most Nod watched flinchingly the Oomgar's light blue eyes, hard as ice, yet like nothing for strangeness Nod had ever seen in his life before, nor dreamed there was.
From The Three Mulla-mulgars by Walter De la Mare
Instantly he looked away, flinchingly, and met Fat Joe's voluminous grin—and looked back again, cunningly cautious.
From Then I'll Come Back to You by Larry Evans
