Flinch
Leap
Leap verb - To propel oneself upward or forward into the air.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Sometimes, if shooting at them with a weak machine gun, they will flinch slightly after the first 9 shots and then scream, throw their arms in the air and leap backwards.
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