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Meanings of wince in English

Portuguese
recuar
Catalan
contreure's
Spanish
recular

Draw back, as with fear or pain.

recuar
Spanish
estremecimiento de dolor

A reflex response to sudden pain.

estremecimiento de dolor
Usage of wince in English
1
Kiril fought a sympathetic wince; they were neither of them young anymore.
The bone palace
2
It embarrassed the Collector; the girl did not so much as wince.
Lady Good-for-Nothing: A Man's Portrait of a Woman
3
Often, she saw him wince, and she asked him concerning his expressions.
The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth
4
Tania had added more Tabasco than usual today, but Celeste didn't wince.
Stinger
5
I wince, remembering a time when I was held down and forced.
Daughters of the Nile
6
The welt has long since disappeared, but I wince for his sake.
Pivot Point
7
The thought of the probable sarcasm of his fellows made him wince.
Beth Norvell: A Romance of the West
8
The commander didn't wince, exactly, but his smile faltered for a moment.
Pandemonium
9
Something in the way Enid said this made him wince a little.
One of Ours
10
And then of course, she got sick. Paris tried not to wince.
Dating game
11
When he saw Buford wince, he did it again, this time deliberately.
The Guardian
12
She would not even wince at the inevitable questions about her feelings.
I'd know you anywhere
13
He may even subject me to others; but I shall not wince.
The Seeker
14
I wince that he should remember, much less remind me of it.
Daughters of the Nile
15
He thought he noticed Tidy wince a little as he said this.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
16
If ABC had some wince-inducing drops, the network had plenty of company.
Reuters
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Translations for wince
Portuguese
recuar
Wince through the time
Wince across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common