wince

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To wince is to make a grimace or twist your face, often involuntary done in anticipation of pain.

An example of wince is the face you make just before you get a shot by the doctor.

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wince

intransitive verb

winced, winc′ing

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

Origin of wince

Middle English wynsen from Anglo-French variant, variety of Old French guenchir from Frankish an unverified form wenkjan, akin to Old High German wankon, to totter, turn: for Indo-European base see winch

the act or an instance of wincing

a roller used between dyeing vats to facilitate the transfer of pieces of cloth

Origin of wince

variant, variety of winch

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wince

intransitive verb

winced, winc·ing, winc·es

To shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; flinch.

noun

A shrinking or startled movement or gesture.

Origin of wince

Middle English wincen to kick from Old North French wencier variant of Old French guencir of Germanic origin

Related Forms:

winc′er
noun

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Noun

(plural winces)

A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present winces, present participle wincing, simple past and past participle winced)

(intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.
To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.
To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.
A horse winces.

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