| VERB | motion | wince, flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, recoil, quail | draw back, as with fear or pain |
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| body | wince | make a face indicating disgust or dislike | |
| NOUN | communication | wince | the facial expression of sudden pain / pain |
| act | wince, flinch | a reflex response to sudden pain |
| Sounds | wih'ns | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | competence ... rinse: 11 rhymes with ihns... | |
| Meaning | The facial expression of sudden pain / pain. | |
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| Broader | facial expression, facial gesture | A gesture executed with the facial muscles |
| Spanish | mueca de dolor | |
| Verbs | wince | make a face indicating disgust or dislike |
| wince | draw back, as with fear or pain | |
| Meaning | A reflex response to sudden pain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | flinch | |
| Broader | startle, jump, start | A sudden involuntary movement |
| Spanish | estremecimiento de dolor, mueca de dolor | |
| Verbs | wince | draw back, as with fear or pain |
| Meaning | draw back, as with fear or pain. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, recoil, quail | |
| Narrower | shrink back, retract | pull away from a source of disgust or fear |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | contraerse, encogerse, reaccionar, recular, retroceder | |
| Catalan | acovardir-se, contreure's, encongir-se, recular, retrocedir | |
| Nouns | wince | a reflex response to sudden pain |
| wince | the facial expression of sudden pain / pain | |
| Meaning | make a face indicating disgust or dislike. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "She winced when she heard his pompous speech" | |
| Broader | grimace, make a face, pull a face | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state |
| Nouns | wince | the facial expression of sudden pain / pain |
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