Dread and Flinch

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Dread verb - Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of.

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Flinch and dread are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Flinch" instead a verb "Dread".

Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

Flinch verb - To draw back in fear, pain, or disgust.

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Dread and flinch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead a verb "Flinch".

Nearby Word: flinching

time	dread time	flinch time
day	dread day	flinch day

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