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单词 wince
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wince

1
[ wins ]
/ wɪns /
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verb (used without object), winced, winc·ing.

to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.

noun

a wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start.

Origin of wince

1
1250–1300; 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 wince

1 blench, quail.
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1. 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 wince

wincer, nounwinc·ing·ly, adverbwinc·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby wince

wimp out, wimpy, Wimshurst machine, win, win by a nose, wince, wincey, winceyette, winch, Winchell, Winchester

Definition for wince (2 of 2)

wince2
[ wins ]
/ wɪns /

noun

winch1 (def. 4).
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British Dictionary definitions for wince (1 of 2)

wince1
/ (wɪns) /

verb

(intr) to start slightly, as with sudden pain; flinch

noun

the act of wincing

Derived forms of wince

wincer, noun

Word Origin for wince

C18 (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) /

noun

a roller for transferring pieces of cloth between dyeing vats

Word Origin for wince

C17: variant of winch
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