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wince (wins)

intransitive verb winced, wincing winc′·ing

to shrink or draw back slightly, usually with a grimace, as in pain, embarrassment, alarm, etc.

Etymology: ME wynsen < Anglo-Fr var. of OFr guenchir < Frank *wenkjan, akin to OHG wankon, to totter, turn: for IE base see winch

noun

the act or an instance of wincing

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In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud: Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody but unbowed.

-Henley,W(illiam) E(rnest)

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