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Synonyms for wince in English

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wince:
- flinch; wince
- wince; shrink; recoil; flinch; funk; quail; cringe; squinch

English

Detailed Synonyms for wince in English

wince:

wince [the ~] noun

the wince

– a reflex response to sudden pain ¹
the flinch; the wince
– a reflex response to sudden pain ¹
- flinch [the ~] noun
- wince [the ~] noun
the wince

– the facial expression of sudden pain ¹
the wince
– the facial expression of sudden pain ¹
- wince [the ~] noun

wince verb

wince

– make a face indicating disgust or dislike ¹
wince
– make a face indicating disgust or dislike ¹
- wince verb
  - She winced when she heard his pompous speech¹
wince

– draw back, as with fear or pain ¹
to shrink; to recoil; to flinch; funk; quail; wince; cringe; squinch
– draw back, as with fear or pain ¹
- shrink verb (shrinks, shrank, shrinking)
- recoil verb (recoils, recoiled, recoiling)
- flinch verb (flinches, flinched, flinching)
  - she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf¹
- funk verb
- quail verb
- wince verb
- cringe verb
- squinch verb

Alternate Synonyms for "wince":

facial expression; facial gesture
flinch; startle; jump; start
flinch; squinch; funk; cringe; shrink; recoil; quail; move
grimace; make a face; pull a face

Related Definitions for "wince":

a reflex response to sudden pain¹
the facial expression of sudden pain¹
make a face indicating disgust or dislike¹
- She winced when she heard his pompous speech¹
draw back, as with fear or pain¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University