wince

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.]

wincer winc'er n.

verb

To draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust: blench¹, cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, shy¹, start. See approach/retreat, seek/avoid.

noun

An act of drawing back in an involuntary or instinctive fashion: cringe, flinch, recoil, shrink. See approach/retreat, seek/avoid.

IN BRIEF: The facial expression of sudden pain, or indicating disgust or dislike.

I always wince during the scary parts of movies.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the facial expression of sudden pain

Meaning #2: a reflex response to sudden pain
  Synonym: flinch

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The verb wince has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: draw back, as with fear or pain
  Synonyms: flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, recoil, quail

Meaning #2: make a face indicating disgust or dislike

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - jagende
n. - nervøs trækning, smertelig trækning

2.
n. - valsesystem (i farvemaskine)

Nederlands (Dutch)
terugschrikken, huivering

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - faire une grimace de douleur
n. - crispation (de douleur, etc)

2.
n. - (Tex) cylindre (pour déplacer un tissu dans une cuve à teinture)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - zusammenzucken
n. - Zusammenzucken

2.
n. - Haspel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μορφασμός, σύσπαση του προσώπου, τρεμούλιασμα
v. - κάνω σύσπαση/μορφασμό, μορφάζω από πόνο, τινάζομαι, συσπώμαι, σφίγγομαι

Italiano (Italian)
verricello, sobbalzare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tina (f)
v. - fazer caretas de dores

Русский (Russian)
вздрагивать, содрогаться, отшатываться, морщиться (от боли), вздрагивание (от испуга, боли), лебедка, ворот, коленчатая рукоятка

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - encogerse, sobresaltarse (de dolor o miedo), hacer una mueca de dolor, poner mala cara
n. - mueca de dolor, sobresalto

2.
n. - devanadora de tintorero, mueca de dolor

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ryckning
v. - rygga, rycka till, förvrida ansiktet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
畏缩, 退避, 退缩

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 畏縮, 退避, 退縮
n. - 畏縮, 退避

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - 주춤하다, 질리다, 움츠리다
n. - 주춤함, 질림, 움츠림

2.
n. - 염색통 안에서 직물을 움직이게 하는 롤러

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ひるむ, たじろぐ
n. - ひるみ, たじろぎ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إجفال (فعل) ينقز, يجفل, يفزع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נרתע, התכווץ‬
n. - ‮התכווצות, רתיעה‬
n. - ‮גליל להכנסת בד טקסטיל למיכל צביעה‬

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