wince

[Wince]

A wince is a facial or bodily expression of pain, disgust, or regret. Think of something you've done that was really, really embarrassing or dumb: now feel your face or take a look in the mirror as you wince at the uncomfortable memory.

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To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.

Noun
a reflex response to sudden pain

Noun
the facial expression of sudden pain

Verb
make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"

Verb
draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

v. i.
To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.

v. i.
To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces.

n.
The act of one who winces.

n.
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.

Wince

Wince , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Winced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wincing .] [OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan, wenken, to give way, to waver, fr. winchan to turn aside, to nod, akin to E. wink. See Wink.] 1. To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.
I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word.
2. To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces.

Wince

Wince, n. The act of one who winces.

Wince

Wince, n. [See Winch.] (Dyeing & Calico Printing) 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. Wince pit, Wince pot, a tank or a pit where cloth in the process of dyeing or manufacture is washed, dipped in a mordant, or the like.

To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.

The act of one who winces.

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.

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Usage Examples

The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time looking at those. Those were the awkward years. I don't know if anybody can look at something they did when they were 14 and not wince.

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