Collocations for flinch - verb

violently | almost | hardly
He hardly flinched when he was hit.

slightly | visibly | inwardly
She flinched inwardly as he took her hand.

away

make sb
Her finger touched the scar on his forehead, making him flinch.

at
She flinched visibly at the sight of the body.

from
She flinched away from him. | (figurative) She won''t flinch from speaking her mind.

with
He flinched with the force of the blow.