Wincing

Synonyms for "wincing" (95 found)

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flinch ache agonize ail anguish avoid avoidance blanch blench blink boggle cower cringe crouch demur dodge draw back draw in

Verb(1 words)

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duck evade evasion fade fall back fallback falter feel pain feel the pangs fight shy fight shy of funk grimace hang back hang off have a misery have qualms hesitate hold off hurt

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jib jump make bones about pause pound pull back

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Verb(2 words)

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Tom closed his eyes, wincing in pain.

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My wife had always been a woman of a frank, open nature, and it gave me a chill to see her slinking into her own room, and crying out and wincing when her own husband spoke to her.

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He can eat an entire lemon without wincing.

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By a clear, sparkling stream he washed, wincing slightly from the shock of the too-cold water against his face.

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