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flinch

verb as in shy away, wince

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In one scene a little boy sits near an IRA soldier watching British officers quietly roll up in vehicles and doesn’t flinch as the man runs off and bullets whiz by his head.

From Salon

Even when asked to complete devastating tasks, like facilitating the executions of close friends, they don’t flinch.

"Working with kids is in my soul and I want to teach them that disabled isn't a dirty word, and when I say it I don't have to flinch," Amy adds.

From BBC

“He don’t flinch, man,” Mack said.

I no longer flinch at the crackly sound my hearing aids make when I first put them on in the morning.

From Slate

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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