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broncher — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • flinch verb To make a sudden, involuntary movement away from something painful, frightening, or unpleasant.
  • stumble verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.

Senses

broncher is used for these senses in English:

  • break a sweat (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To put effort into something.
  • flinch (intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench.
  • stumble (transitive, figurative) To mislead; to confound; to cause to err or to fall.

flinch — full definition

  1. verb To make a sudden, involuntary movement away from something painful, frightening, or unpleasant.
  2. verb To hesitate or avoid facing something difficult.
  3. noun A sudden involuntary jerk away from something.

stumble — full definition

  1. verb To trip or lose one’s balance while walking.
  2. verb To come across something by chance.

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