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Synonyms for wince
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Princeton's WordNet
wince(noun)
the facial expression of sudden pain
Synonyms:
flinchwince, flinch(verb)
a reflex response to sudden pain
Synonyms:
flinchflinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail(verb)
draw back, as with fear or pain
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
Synonyms:
rebound, cower, bound, shrivel up, reverberate, quail, shrink, flinch, funk, shrivel, grovel, spring, ricochet, kick back, cringe, take a hop, wither, backfire, bounce, backlash, resile, reduce, kick, recoil, squinch, creep, crawl, squint, contract, fawnwince(verb)
make a face indicating disgust or dislike
"She winced when she heard his pompous speech"
Synonyms:
funk, recoil, shrink, squinch, cringe, flinch, quail
Dictionary of English Synonymes
wince(v. n.)
Synonyms:
flinch, shrink, startle, start back
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1204 | contract | |
| #1249 | spring | |
| #2036 | reduce | |
| #3403 | bound | |
| #5089 | kick | |
| #8260 | funk | |
| #9429 | rebound | |
| #10952 | bounce | |
| #13161 | shrink | |
| #14216 | crawl | |
| #18621 | creep | |
| #22782 | quail | |
| #25905 | backlash | |
| #30821 | fawn | |
| #31728 | recoil | |
| #31924 | wince | |
| #43010 | cringe | |
| #47072 | ricochet | |
| #49828 | wither | |
| #52900 | backfire | |
| #67091 | squint | |
| #76457 | flinch | |
| #102486 | cower | |
| #113280 | reverberate | |
| #116571 | grovel | |
| #137114 | shrivel |
How to use wince in a sentence?
I'd see him wince, and I'd go, 'What's going on?' he just said, 'Oh nothing. Just in my head. Maybe I need to drink.'.
I'd see him wince, and I'd go' What's going on ?' he just said,' Oh nothing. Just in my head. Maybe I need to drink.' He was always saying.
Translations for wince
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- sävähdys, kavahdus, vavahtaa, tempoilla, potkia, vavahdus, kavahtaa, tempoaFinnish
- winceLatin
- maopoMāori
- samentrekking, samenkrimpen, huiveren, stuip, samentrekken, stuipenDutch
- krympe segNorwegian
- fiorRomanian
- содрогаться, сморщиться, содрогание, вздрагивать, вздрогнуть, содрогнуться, морщиться, вздрагиваниеRussian
- وینUrdu
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