单词 | wince |
释义 | wince1[ wins ] / wɪns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wince ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), winced, winc·ing.to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch. nouna wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start. Origin of wince11250–1300; Middle English winsen, variant of winchen,wenchen to kick <Anglo-French *wenc(h)ier;Old French guenc(h)ier<Germanic. Cf. wench, winch1 SYNONYMS FOR wince1 blench, quail. SEE SYNONYMS FOR wince ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for wince1. Wince, recoil, shrink, quail all mean to draw back from what is dangerous, fearsome, difficult, threatening, or unpleasant. Wince suggests an involuntary contraction of the facial features triggered by pain, embarrassment, or a sense of revulsion: to wince as a needle pierces the skin; to wince at coarse language. Recoil denotes a physical movement away from something disgusting or shocking or a similar psychological shutting out or avoidance: to recoil from contact with a slimy surface; to recoil at the squalor and misery of the slum. Shrink may imply a fastidious or scrupulous avoidance of the distasteful or it may suggest cowardly withdrawal from what is feared: to shrink from confessing a crime; to shrink from going into battle. Quail suggests a loss of heart or courage in the face of danger or difficulty; it sometimes suggests trembling or other manifestations of physical disturbance: to quail before an angry mob. OTHER WORDS FROM wincewincer, nounwinc·ing·ly, adverbwinc·ing·ness, nounWords nearby wincewimp out, wimpy, Wimshurst machine, win, win by a nose, wince, wincey, winceyette, winch, Winchell, Winchester Definition for wince (2 of 2)wince2 [ wins ] / wɪns / nounwinch1 (def. 4). Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for winceBritish Dictionary definitions for wince (1 of 2)wince1 / (wɪns) / verb(intr) to start slightly, as with sudden pain; flinch nounthe act of wincing Derived forms of wincewincer, nounWord Origin for winceC18 (earlier (C13) meaning: to kick): via Old French wencier, guenchir to avoid, from Germanic; compare Old Saxon wenkian, Old High German wenken British Dictionary definitions for wince (2 of 2)wince2 / (wɪns) / nouna roller for transferring pieces of cloth between dyeing vats Word Origin for winceC17: variant of winch Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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