Answer to "Flinch" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word WINCE which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2020.

Flinch crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
WINCE	63 %	5
RECOIL	20 %	6
START	7 %	5
BALK	2 %	4
COWER	2 %	5
BLENCH	2 %	6
SHY	2 %	3

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Flinch

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• wince
• cringe
• quail
• shrink
• recoil
• funk
• squinch
• blink
• retreat
• move
• budge
• balk

Crossword Answer definitions

WINCE noun

1. A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
2. A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will.

WINCE verb

1. To flinch as if in pain or distress.
2. To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.
3. To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result WINCE

• Betray an igry feeling, say
• React to bad news
• React to something cringeworthy
• Recoil in pain
• Show pain
• Pained expression
• Flinch
• React to a sting
• Grimace
• Possible reaction to a bad pun

More clues leading to the result RECOIL

• Kick back when fired
• Pistol's kickback
• Colt kickback
• Draw back
• Shrink back
• Show disgust
• Shrink back (from)
• Show horror, perhaps
• Flinch
• Display horror, perhaps

More clues leading to the result START

• Kick off
• Square one
• Begin
• Open
• Set in motion
• Appropriate word here?
• Hit the trail
• Select neighbor, on old controllers
• Instructions, part 3
• Set moving

More clues leading to the result BALK

• Act the mule, maybe
• Umpire's decision
• Foil
• Pitcher's misstep
• Pitcher's error
• Pitcher's mistake
• Flinch
• Pitching infraction
• Refuse to cooperate
• Mound miscue

More clues leading to the result COWER

• Shrink in fear
• Hide in fear
• Cringe
• Show fear
• Act like a scaredy-cat
• Cringe in fear
• Be intimidated
• Act frightened
• Cringe; flinch
• Act intimidated

More clues leading to the result BLENCH

• Flinch
• Quail
• Whiten.
• Turn pale.
• Quail.
• Whiten
• Flinch or cringe

More clues leading to the result SHY

• Bashful
• Short
• " ... twice __."
• Not at all outgoing
• Unlikely to mix
• Averse to first moves
• Retiring
• Tending to shrink
• Like a wallflower
• Owing