What is "wince" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does wince mean in English? Meaning of wince definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "wince" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "wince": the facial expression of sudden pain

Noun

  • Meaning: the facial expression of sudden pain
  • Synonyms: wince
  • Hypernyms: facial expression facial gesture
  • Meaning of "wince": draw back, as with fear or pain

    Verb

  • Meaning: draw back, as with fear or pain
  • Example: she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
  • Synonyms: cringe flinch funk quail recoil shrink squinch wince
  • Hyponyms: retract shrink back
  • Hypernyms: move
  • Meaning of "wince": a reflex response to sudden pain

    Noun

  • Meaning: a reflex response to sudden pain
  • Synonyms: flinch wince
  • Hypernyms: jump start startle
  • Meaning of "wince": make a face indicating disgust or dislike

    Verb

  • Meaning: make a face indicating disgust or dislike
  • Example: She winced when she heard his pompous speech
  • Synonyms: wince
  • Hypernyms: grimace make a face pull a face
  • Synonyms:

    blanch, cower, flinch, recoil, grimace, back off, cringe, dodge, swerve, turn, shy, start, blench, duck, quail, shrink, jib, make a face,

    Antonyms:

    face, meet,

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