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Wince Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is FLINCH which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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97%6Exact Match!
noun

• a reflex response to sudden pain

verb

• draw back, as with fear or pain

96%6Exact Match!
noun

• some event or object that causes embarrassment and shame

• A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.

verb

• draw back, as with fear or pain

• show submission or fear

90%6 Startle reaction
noun

• the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired

• a movement back from an impact

verb

• draw back, as with fear or pain

• come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

• spring back; spring away from an impact

• spring back, as from a forceful thrust

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