flinching

About 0.23 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of flinch
2. noun A flinching motion; a flinch.

Similar words

wince cringe quail shrink recoil funk squinch flick fidgeting frowning

Often followed by

from at and or as the in when away

Word family

flinch flinched flincher flinchers flinches