Flinch
Flinch verb - Draw back, as with fear or pain.
Usage example: she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
Nearby Word: flinching
Funk
Funk verb - Draw back, as with fear or pain.
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Funk and Flinch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flinch/funk
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