Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In ship-building, same as snape.

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  • verb Present participle of flinch.

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Examples

  • It's hard to find examples of groups who are consistent in taking a detached view of their own past (human beings are not known for being consistent), but I would say that many countries look at their own pasts without flinching from the seamier side.

    Margaret MacMillan - An interview with author 2010

  • Porting on a predator caliber is somewhat pointless anyway (there is some arguement for a faster second shot, but if you're not flinching from the noise you should get it the first time), but he hunts without earplugs and the noise level was unbearable with the short, ported barrel.

    Remington 700 VTR -vs- Savage Model 10 Predator 2009

  • Also with all that recoil your flinching is going to hinder you more than a smaller cartridge.

    Best Elk Rifle? 2009

  • It's hard to find examples of groups who are consistent in taking a detached view of their own past (human beings are not known for being consistent), but I would say that many countries look at their own pasts without flinching from the seamier side.

    Margaret MacMillan - An interview with author 2010

  • Porting on a predator caliber is somewhat pointless anyway (there is some arguement for a faster second shot, but if you're not flinching from the noise you should get it the first time), but he hunts without earplugs and the noise level was unbearable with the short, ported barrel.

    Remington 700 VTR -vs- Savage Model 10 Predator 2009

  • Also with all that recoil your flinching is going to hinder you more than a smaller cartridge.

    Best Elk Rifle? 2009

  • When you flinch at the idea of a razor nick, then you start sliding down the path of cowardice – until you reach rock bottem and begin flinching at the idea of Joe Lieberman voting No and David Brooks dancing in triumph. wiley Says:

    Matthew Yglesias » CQ Study Shows Obama’s Legislative Strategy is Working 2010

  • I believe if you obtain a large caliber firearm, and flinching is a problem, just keep shooting it (if you can) until you are accustomed to the recoil.

    Calculating Flinch Factor 2008

  • "I'm rather flinching from the job of typing it," he explained, "because it is a very awkward thing to do in bed."

    In Search of Orwell's Scottish Retreat 1994

  • 'However, the young girls seem to have as much self-possession as the older ones!' pursued Miss Levering, as she looked in vain for any sign of flinching from the sallies of cockney impudence directed at the occupants of the cart.

    The Convert 1907

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