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Meanings of wince at in English

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Usage of wince at in English
1
She would not even wince at the inevitable questions about her feelings.
I'd know you anywhere
2
You who read will see Jess wince at the offer of charity.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
3
I nodded, trying not to wince at the pain in my hand.
The Demon Lover
4
He is enormously popular, even with people who wince at his enthusiasms.
The new yorker
5
I resist the urge to wince at each of our loud footsteps.
Allegiant
6
He tried not to wince at that, but she was close enough.
Here comes trouble
7
I've seen him wince at the sound of her voice in the room.
The Best British Short Stories of 1922
8
That the young Frenchman should wince at the tune I understood.
A Chair on the Boulevard
9
Naturally, any decent person will wince at the ordeal of these unfortunate schoolgirls.
The god delusion
10
Fairy smiled with relish as she saw the twins wince at this thrust.
Prudence of the Parsonage
11
Literary novelists tend to wince at this stuff; many prefer the monklike garret.
Wired
12
Her mother did not wince at the rebuff, but followed on even closer.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 / A Mag...
13
He rolled his wounded shoulder a little, but didn't wince at the movement.
Thief of lives
14
I commanded my facial muscles not to wince at the yeasty sharp taste.
Cleopatra's Moon
15
I cough and wince at the answering pain in my head.
The Atrocity Archives
16
Can't you imagine how The Dancing Master would wince at that!
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
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