Flinch /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Flinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Flinching

1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat.

   A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining.

2. To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. (Croquet)

1. The act of flinching.