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[wins] 
verb, winced, winc⋅ing, noun –verb (used without object)
| 1. | to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch. |
–noun
| 2. | a wincing or shrinking movement; a slight start. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME winsen, var. of winchen, wenchen to kick < AF *wenc(h)ier; OF guenc(h)ier < Gmc. Cf. wench, winch1
1250–1300; ME winsen, var. of winchen, wenchen to kick < AF *wenc(h)ier; OF guenc(h)ier < Gmc. Cf. wench, winch1
Related forms:
wincer, noun
winc⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
winc⋅ing⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. blench, quail. 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.
1. blench, quail. 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.
winch
1 [winch] –noun
| 1. | the crank or handle of a revolving machine. |
| 2. | a windlass turned by a crank, for hoisting or hauling. |
| 3. | any of various devices for cranking. |
| 4. | Also, wince. Textiles.
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–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to hoist or haul (a load) by means of a winch. |
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| wince (wĭns) intr.v. winced, winc·ing, winc·es To shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; flinch. n. A shrinking or startled movement or gesture. [Middle English wincen, to kick, from Old North French *wencier, variant of Old French guencir, of Germanic origin.] winc'er n. |
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Wince
Wince\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Winced; p. pr. & vb. n. Wincing.] [OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan, wenken, to give way, to waver, fr. winchan to turn aside, to nod, akin to E. wink. See Wink.]1. To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back. I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word. --Shak. 2. To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces.Wince
Wince\, n. The act of one who winces.Wince
Wince\, n. [See Winch.] (Dyeing & Calico Printing) A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will. Wince pit, Wince pot, a tank or a pit where cloth in the process of dyeing or manufacture is washed, dipped in a mordant, or the like.
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Language Translation for : Wince
Spanish:
retorcerse, hacer muecas de dolor,
German:
(zusammen-)zucken,
Japanese:
たじろぐ
wince (v.)
c.1225, winch, probably from O.N.Fr. *wenchier (in O.Fr. guenchir "to turn aside, avoid"), from Frank. *wenkjan (cf. O.H.G. wankon "to stagger, totter," O.N. vakka "to stray, hover"). Originally of horses. Modern form is attested from c.1290.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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