Definition
Third-person singular present tense of flinch; moves back involuntarily in response to pain, fear, or surprise.
Etymology
From 'flinch' plus the third-person singular suffix '-es.' The base verb possibly derives from Dutch or French origins meaning to retreat or jerk back.
Kelly Says
The phrase 'he flinches' appears constantly in literature as shorthand for a character's hidden emotions—a flinch can reveal fear, guilt, or vulnerability that the character is trying to hide.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ተንኮረኛል
tɛn.kʼo.rɛ.na.l
ARالعربية
يتقلص
yataqalaṣṣu
BNবাংলা
সংকুচিত হয়
shonkuchit hoy
CACatalà
es retreu
əs rə.tɾɛw
DEDeutsch
zuckt zurück
tsʊkt ˈʁʏk
ESEspañol
se encoge
se enˈkohe
FAفارسی
پیش میآید
piš mi-āyad
FISuomi
värisyttää
væriːsyt.tæ
FRFrançais
sursaute
syʁ.so.t
GUGU
ડરી જાય છે
ḍa.ri jā.y ch.e
HAHA
ya yi kaji
ya yi ka.dʒi
HIहिन्दी
सिकुड़ जाता है
sikud jata hai
HUMagyar
összerez
øsːɛrɛz
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyentak
mən.jɛn.tak
IGIG
na-akwagala
na.a.kwa.ɡa.la
ITItaliano
sussulta
sʊsˈsʊl.ta
MSBahasa Melayu
mengecut
məŋɡɛ.tʃut
MYမြန်မာ
လေးလားတယ်
lè.lá.tɛ
NLNederlands
siddert
sɪ.dərt
PAPA
ਕੰਬਦਾ ਹੈ
kamb.dā hai
PLPolski
drapie się
dɾa.pʲe ɕɛ̃
PTPortuguês
estremece
eʃ.tʁe.ˈme.si
RORomână
se înfioară
se ɨnˈfjoarə
RUРусский
подергивается
pɐdʲɛrˈɡʲivɨtsɨ
SVSvenska
rycker till
ryk.ɛr tɪl
SWKiswahili
inatetemeka
i.na.tɛ.tɛ.mɛ.ka
TAதமிழ்
அசைகிறது
asai-kirathu
TEతెలుగు
వణుకుతుంది
vaṇukutuṃdi
TRTürkçe
irişiyor
iɾiʃijoɾ
UKУкраїнська
схоплюється
sxɔplʲu.jɛ.tɕɐ
URاردو
سکڑ جاتا ہے
sikṛ jātā hai
VITiếng Việt
co giật
kɔ ʔɨ̄t
ZUZU
yiphilisa
yɪ.pʰi.li.sa