Noun wince has 2 senses
  1. wince - the facial expression of sudden pain
    --1 is a kind of
    facial expression, facial gesture
    Derived forms: verb wince1, verb wince2
  2. wince, flinch - a reflex response to sudden pain
    --2 is a kind of startle, jump, start
    Derived form: verb wince1
,Verb wince has 2 senses
  1. flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
    --1 is one way to move
    Derived forms: noun wince1, noun wince2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. wince - make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"
    --2 is one way to
    grimace, make a face, pull a face
    Derived form: noun wince1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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