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wince
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wince  (wns)
intr.v. winced, winc·ing, winc·es
To shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; flinch.
n.
A shrinking or startled movement or gesture.

[Middle English wincen, to kick, from Old North French *wencier, variant of Old French guencir, of Germanic origin.]

wincer n.

wince
Verb
[wincing, winced]
to draw back slightly, as if in sudden pain
Noun
the act of wincing [Old French wencier, guenchir to avoid]

Wince of dentists—Lipton, 1970.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wince - the facial expression of sudden pain
facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles
2.wince - a reflex response to sudden pain
startle, jump, start - a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
Verb1.wince - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear
2.wince - make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"
grimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

wince
noun 2. flinch, start, cringe
Translations
wince [wɪns] viencogerse

wince [wɪns] ntressaillement m

wince [wɪns] vizusammenzucken

wince [wɪns] ntrasalimento, sussulto
vitrasalire

wince
v wince [wins]
to start or jump with pain He winced as the dentist touched his broken tooth. ineen krimp يَقْفِزُ ألَماً трепвам ucuknout krympe sig (zusammen-)zucken κάνω σύσπαση από τον πόνο retorcerse, hacer muecas de dolor võpatama, (nägu) krimpsutama از شدت درد )خود رالرزاندن و تکان دادن) vavahtaa (se) crisper לְהִתכַּווֵץ चौंक जाना trzati se, trgnuti se összerezzen mengernyit kveinka sér sobbalzare たじろぐ 주춤하다, 움츠리다 krūptelėti sarauties/saviebties no sāpēm menggerenyetkan muka ineenkrimpen ynke/krympe seg skrzywić się (z bólu), podskoczyć (z bólu) saltar a sări în sus de durere вздрагивать trhnúť sa, myknúť sa trzniti trgnuti se rycka (rysa) till สะดุ้งหนี acıyla geri çekilmek (因疼痛而)跳動 здригатися; морщитися درد کی حالت میں اچھلنا nhăn mặt疼痛


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