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How to sign: draw back, as with fear or pain
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf";
Similiar / Same: flinch, funk, cringe, wince, recoil, quail, squinch
Categories: move
Within this category: shrink back
How to sign: decrease in size, range, or extent
"His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me";
Similiar / Same: shrivel
