flinch

[US]/flɪntʃ/
[UK]/flɪntʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. umatras; matakot
n. pag-atras; takot
Word Forms
Present Participleflinching
Past Participleflinched
Past Tenseflinched
Pluralflinches
Third Person Singularflinches

Phrases & Collocations

flinch in fear

mapaatim sa takot

flinch from

umilag sa

Example Sentences

to flinch from your duty

upang umilag sa iyong tungkulin

she flinched at the acidity in his voice.

Umiiwas siya dahil sa pagkainggit sa kanyang boses.

‘Don't call me that,’ he said with a flinch.

'Huwag mo akong tawaging ganoon,' sabi niya habang umilag.

I flinched, but only in play .

Umiwas ako, ngunit sa paglalaro lamang.

he had faced death without flinching .

Hinarap niya ang kamatayan nang walang pag-aalangan.

I rarely flinch from a fight when I'm sure of myself.

Hindi ako madalas umilag sa isang laban kapag sigurado ako sa aking sarili.

she flinched as a machine gun stuttered nearby.

Umiwas siya nang marinig niya ang pag-ugong ng isang machine gun sa malapit.

She won’t flinch from speaking her mind.

Hindi siya magdadalawang-isip na sabihin ang kanyang opinyon.

Jones didn't flinch once when the nurse cleaned the cut in his leg.

Hindi umilag si Jones kahit minsan nang linisin ng nars ang sugat sa kanyang binti.

The guests were frightened to flinch when the dog was barking at them in front of the fence door.

Natakot ang mga bisita na umurunggo nang ang aso ay tumahol sa kanila sa harap ng pinto ng bakod.

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