<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant.</li><li>Synonyms: blench, withdraw, recoil.</li><li>to shrink under pain; wince.</li><li>Croquet: to let the foot slip from the ball in the act of croqueting.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to draw back or withdraw from.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an act of flinching.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>