On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Flinching. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Flinching meaning
present participle and gerund of flinch
Using Flinching
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of flinch
- In the example corpus, flinching often appears in combinations such as: without flinching, flinching or.
Context around Flinching
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flinching
- In this selection, "flinching" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 16.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jaxson, seen and brings stand out and add context to how "flinching" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include are seen flinching as they and down without flinching and it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flinching" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flinching
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Last year, Toronto played Game 7 honestly without flinching. (9 words)
Some are seen flinching as they brace for another lashing. (10 words)
Fear of pain in a plausible situation brings flinching, or cringing. (11 words)
Using the (which prevents players from flinching) or being the owner and kicking out other players have also been put forward as solutions. (23 words)
He has withstood powerful blows from some of Marvel's strongest heroes such as Hulk and the Thing without even flinching. (21 words)
Then last weekend, she says she noticed Jaxson flinching when she went to move his hair or wipe his face. (20 words)
Example sentences (9)
Last year, Toronto played Game 7 honestly without flinching.
Then last weekend, she says she noticed Jaxson flinching when she went to move his hair or wipe his face.
He has withstood powerful blows from some of Marvel's strongest heroes such as Hulk and the Thing without even flinching.
Some are seen flinching as they brace for another lashing.
Using the (which prevents players from flinching) or being the owner and kicking out other players have also been put forward as solutions.
When the verdict was read, Manafort stood before the judge without flinching, his hands folded beneath his waist.
Bres, who was under an obligation not to refuse hospitality, drank it down without flinching, and it killed him.
Common examples of flinching are gasping for air, or a visible expression of surprise or shock.
Fear of pain in a plausible situation brings flinching, or cringing.
Common combinations with flinching
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- without flinching 3×
- flinching or 2×