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wince::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | grimace, make a face, pull a face |
She winced when she heard his pompous speech.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | facial expression, facial gesture |
Examples of wince
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O'Brien's occasional attempts to speak his players'language can make them wince.
From the boston.com
My arm ached where my father was holding me and when he saw me wince, he let go.
From the theatlantic.com
But I wince at the prospect of the right hand breaking what the left just fixed.
From the huffingtonpost.com
But it's hard not to wince at the antics of the tabloid journalists in the film.
From the guardian.co.uk
It makes happily married viewers wince at old memories, even if it is hilarious.
From the smh.com.au
Kanye West is a man so needy that it actually makes the planet we stand on wince.
From the hecklerspray.com
Many times, it would be wince-city, as the best laid plans went totally to waste.
From the newsday.com
How else to celebrate those who made us proud and to wince at those who didn't?
From the dailyherald.com
Inside, those who deeply admire the sedan may wince at the coupe's limitations.
From the post-gazette.com
- Flinch: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
- The facial expression of sudden pain
- A reflex response to sudden pain
- Make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"
- Windows CE (also known officially as Windows Embedded Compact or Windows Embedded CE post version 6.0 , and sometimes abbreviated WinCE) is an operating system developed by Microsoft for minimalistic computers and embedded systems. ...
- A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away; To flinch as if in pain or distress
