wince
[verb]
Synonyms:
- flinch, blench, cower, cringe, draw back, quail, recoil, shrink, start
[noun]
Synonyms:
- flinch, cringe, start

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Related Words: dodge, duck, jib, sheer, swerve, turn, cower, cringe

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

wince /wɪns/ verb [intransitive]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old North French; Origin: wenchier 'to be impatient, move about suddenly']

1. to suddenly change the expression on your face as a reaction to something painful or upsetting:
Sandra winced as the dentist started to drill.

2. to suddenly feel very uncomfortable or embarrassed because of something that happens, something you remember etc Synonym : cringe
wince at the memory/thought/idea
I still wince at the thought of that terrible evening.
—wince noun [singular]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

wince
verb
ADV. a little, slightly | inwardly He winced inwardly at her harsh tone.
visibly
VERB + WINCE try not to | make sb | see sb
PREP. at She switched on the light, wincing at the sudden brightness.
in/with He winced in pain.

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