flinch

-1 v. திமிங்கிலத்தைத் துண்டு போடு, கடற்சிங்கத்தைத் தோல் உரி.-2 v. பின்வாங்கு, தயங்கு, கூசு, இடங்கொடு, அஞ்சி விலகு.

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Flinch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Flinching.] Etym: [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F. fléchir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by E. blench. Cf. Flex.] 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. Locke. 2. (Croquet) Defn: To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. Flinch, n. Defn: The act of flinching. Flinch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Flinching.] Etym: [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F. fléchir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by E. blench. Cf. Flex.] 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. Locke. 2. (Croquet) Defn: To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. Flinch, n. Defn: The act of flinching.