wince
31WINCE — Winter Cloud Experiment Contributor: GSFC …
32wince — wɪns n. flinch, start; shrinking movement, recoil, cringe v. flinch, recoil (especially from pain or fear); cringe, involuntarily make a face in response to surprise (or embarrassment, etc.) …
33wince — wince1 verb give a slight involuntary grimace or flinch due to pain or distress. noun an instance of wincing. Derivatives wincer noun wincing adjective wincingly adverb Origin ME: from an Anglo Norman Fr. var. of OFr. guenchir turn aside . wince2 …
34wince — v. n. Flinch, shrink, startle, start back …
35wince — v flinch, start, blench, quail, startle, shrink; recoil; cringe, blink, draw back, Inf. funk; grimace, writhe, squirm, shudder, shiver, quiver, quake; tremble, shy, fight shy of, falter, boggle, stickle …
36wince — verb Syn: grimace, pull a face, flinch, blench, start …
37wince — [wɪns] verb [I] to make a sudden expression or movement that shows that you are embarrassed or feel pain …
38wince — [[t]wɪns[/t]] v. winced, winc•ing, n. 1) to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch 2) a wincing or shrinking movement; slight start • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME winsen, var. of winchen, wenchen to kick < AF… …
39wince — /wɪns / (say wins) verb (i) (winced, wincing) 1. to shrink, as in pain or from a blow; start; flinch. –noun 2. a wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start. {Middle English wynse. Compare Old French guenchir turn aside} –wincer, noun …
40wince — E eke, eke …
