Answer: flinch

AnswerCrossword Clue
FLINCHShrink back
FLINCHReact defensively
FLINCHShrink
FLINCHStart
FLINCHDraw back
FLINCHShow pain
FLINCHRecoil slightly, as from an oncoming punch
FLINCHRecoil
FLINCHReflex response to a sudden pain
flinchto draw back; shrink; wince
flinchto shrink back involuntarily