You don't have to wince like that. I'll fix it so it doesn't hurt.
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Wince
//wɪns//
Synonyms for "wince" (95 found)
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Translations
58 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- потръпване noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- потръпвам verb (to flinch as if in pain)
- трепвам verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Czech
4 entries- ucuknutí noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- svraštit (obličej) verb (to flinch as if in pain)
- ucuknout verb (to flinch as if in pain)
- zašklebit se verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Dutch
4 entries- samentrekking noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- stuip noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- huiveren verb (to flinch as if in pain)
- samenkrimpen verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Finnish
4 entries- kavahdus noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- sävähdys noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- vavahdus noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- kavahtaa verb (to flinch as if in pain)
French
1 entries- grimacer verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Galician
4 entries- arreguizo noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- arrepío noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- estremecemento noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- sobresalto noun (gesture of shrinking away)
German
2 entries- Zusammenzucken noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- zusammenzucken verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Hungarian
4 entries- elfintorodik verb (to flinch as if in pain)
- felszisszen verb (to flinch as if in pain)
- megrezzen verb (to flinch as if in pain)
- megrándul verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Māori
2 entries- koemi verb (to flinch as if in pain)
- maopo verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Norwegian
1 entries- krympe seg verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Romanian
1 entries- fior noun (gesture of shrinking away)
Russian
4 entries- вздра́гивание noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- содрога́ние noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- вздра́гивать verb (to flinch as if in pain)
- вздро́гнуть verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- lecnuti se noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- lecnuti se verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Spanish
3 entries- estremecerse verb (to flinch as if in pain)
- hacer muecas verb (to flinch as if in pain)
- muequear de dolor verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Turkish
4 entries- irkilme noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- ürkme noun (gesture of shrinking away)
- irkilmek verb (to flinch as if in pain)
- ürkmek verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Ukrainian
1 entries- здригну́тися verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Woiwurrung
1 entries- wan-noonin verb (to flinch as if in pain)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Meanwhile, house parties and bar nights in college towns across the country are sparking outbreaks that make public health officials wince.
Source: tatoeba (11470991)
I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word.
Source: wiktionary
“Perhaps it is because I have been excommunicated. It's absurd, but I feel like the Jackdaw of Rheims.” ¶ She winced and bowed her head. Each time that he spoke flippantly of the Church he caused her pain.
Source: wiktionary
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