Wince
[wɪns]
Definition
(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'.
Edited by Laurence--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Typed by Geraldine
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Flinch, shrink, startle, start back.
Editor: Rufus
Definition
v.i. to shrink or start back: to be affected acutely as by a sarcasm: to be restive as a horse uneasy at its rider.—n. Win′cer one who winces.
Typed by Laverne
Examples
- These criminals undergo the fearful operation without a wince, without a tremor of any kind, without a groan! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He thought to have seen her wince: he did not know Margaret Hale. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Does our fiendish contemporary wince? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Thus he had to wince under a promise of success given by that ignorant praise which misses every valid quality. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- She began to wince away, as if hurt by the unknown noise. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Gerald winced in spirit, seeing her so beautiful and unknown. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The young inspector winced at my companion's ironical comments. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- On each of these occasions the patient winced and winked. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Archer winced at the joining of the names, and then, with a quick readjustment, understood, sympathised and pitied. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Gordini winced and smiled. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The young man winced. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Softly, softly; don't thee snap and snarl, friend, said Phineas, as Tom winced and pushed his hand away. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He had a particular reason, which she was not aware of, for wincing under her suggestion. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Like a Red Indian undergoing torture, Gerald would experience the whole process of slow death without wincing or flinching. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He lay back without wincing, though he bit his lip from time to time. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- But her cry was inarticulate and inaudible, and she flushed deeply, between her desire and her wincing confusion. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
Editor: Samantha