·noun The act of Flinching.
II. Flinch ·vi To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
III. Flinch ·vi 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.