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verb wɪnswɪns [no object]Make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress. （因疼痛或悲痛而不由自主地）脸部扭曲；退缩，畏缩 he winced at the disgust in her voice 她声音中流露出的厌恶让他畏缩起来。 Example sentencesExamples - Emily said and did nothing but wince slightly in pain.
- Seria dropped to all fours and winced as pain cut through her palms like a sharp knife.
- I fell backward onto the bed and winced as the pain shot up my torso from my injured leg.
- As soon as his left shoulder blade touched the door, he winced in pain.
- He lightly touched the burn along his ribcage and winced, drawing a sharp intake of breath.
- He blinked at her quizzically a few times, and then looked back at his wound, and winced in pain.
- He glanced sideways at Niall and Luke, and winced to see them writhing in pain from the fumes.
- I winced, half in pain, half because I knew what was coming and half because of all the chewing gum stuck to me.
- She tried to stand, but she winced in pain and clutched her side before slumping back onto the chair.
- Dr. Kline noticed the anxious girl wince in sudden pain and immediately stepped closer to Leanne.
- I winced in pain, so distracted by his intensity that I was deaf to the clunking of boots on the concrete floor.
- She winced in pain from the stitches in her shoulder when she reached down to the floor.
- She winced in pain as he kicked her again, this time harder, and then again even harder.
- Mike was now copying our dad's voice, which made me wince with emotional pain.
- She turned to look at him, and he winced to see a slight glistening in her green eyes.
- She winced, but refused to let them see her pain so she bit her lip and held her chin high.
- He then answers his own question with a vicious sideways slash that drops the bloody-nosed gumshoe to the ground while the entire audience winces in sympathetic pain.
- Flora winced in pain as she watched blood trickle down from the wound.
- I now wince with pain if I have to use another atlas; browsing this one is bliss.
- He twitched his head, and winced as a pain shot along the left side of his face.
Synonyms grimace, pull a face flinch, blench, start, draw back, shrink away, recoil, cringe, squirm
noun wɪnswɪns An instance of wincing. Example sentencesExamples - There was a brief moment where he could not hide his wince, his small grimace of pain.
- Brad laughed a bit, his laughter ending in a slight wince as the pain flared up again.
- His brows drew together in a wince of sympathetic pain.
- At the touch of his hand, there was a slight wince of pain.
- He clapped Trey on the shoulder; Trey gave only the slightest of winces.
Derivativesnoun Now I have a dream that the primary school children of today might grow up in a nation that does not know wincers and eye rollers. Example sentencesExamples - There is a sprinkling of hobblers, plenty of wincers, and almost universal hollow eyes and messed hair.
- Every election cycle produces some wincers, but how do you apologize for that one?
- I'm inspired by your open-mindedness and looking forward to revisiting some old wincers to see if they have revitalized.
- Although Maurice is mentioned prominently on a website called Speed Trap Exchange, the wincers would say that, strictly speaking, Maurice does not operate a speed trap.
adverbˈwɪnsɪŋliˈwɪnsɪŋli A Scots comedian's wincingly accurate portrayal of life inside the corridors of power depicting a downtrodden minister and a bullying spin doctor has already received widespread acclaim. Example sentencesExamples - While wincingly memorable and undoubtedly made by an historic personage, it has no historical significance in the sense we understand.
- Mind you, I wouldn't mind not hearing some of the local ads, which can be wincingly bad.
OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense 'kick restlessly from pain or impatience'): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French guenchir 'turn aside'. Rhymeschintz, convince, evince, Linz, mince, Port-au-Prince, prince, quince, rinse, since, Vince noun wɪnswɪns British A roller for moving textile fabric through a dyeing vat. 〈英〉（使织物移动穿过染缸的）六角盘 Example sentencesExamples - The Hengst was fitted on one side with a wooden winch, the ‘wince’, and could be fastened to the side of the vat or copper by means of a rod into which it was driven.
- Sometimes the ebullition is kept up for a quarter of an hour; the pieces all the while being turned over a wince, from one side of the copper vessel to the other.
OriginLate 17th century (in the sense 'winch'): variant of winch. verbwinswɪns [no object]Give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress. （因疼痛或悲痛而不由自主地）脸部扭曲；退缩，畏缩 he winced at the disgust in her voice 她声音中流露出的厌恶让他畏缩起来。 Example sentencesExamples - Seria dropped to all fours and winced as pain cut through her palms like a sharp knife.
- Flora winced in pain as she watched blood trickle down from the wound.
- She tried to stand, but she winced in pain and clutched her side before slumping back onto the chair.
- Emily said and did nothing but wince slightly in pain.
- She winced, but refused to let them see her pain so she bit her lip and held her chin high.
- She winced in pain from the stitches in her shoulder when she reached down to the floor.
- She winced in pain as he kicked her again, this time harder, and then again even harder.
- As soon as his left shoulder blade touched the door, he winced in pain.
- He then answers his own question with a vicious sideways slash that drops the bloody-nosed gumshoe to the ground while the entire audience winces in sympathetic pain.
- Mike was now copying our dad's voice, which made me wince with emotional pain.
- I winced in pain, so distracted by his intensity that I was deaf to the clunking of boots on the concrete floor.
- I winced, half in pain, half because I knew what was coming and half because of all the chewing gum stuck to me.
- He twitched his head, and winced as a pain shot along the left side of his face.
- Dr. Kline noticed the anxious girl wince in sudden pain and immediately stepped closer to Leanne.
- I fell backward onto the bed and winced as the pain shot up my torso from my injured leg.
- He blinked at her quizzically a few times, and then looked back at his wound, and winced in pain.
- He lightly touched the burn along his ribcage and winced, drawing a sharp intake of breath.
- He glanced sideways at Niall and Luke, and winced to see them writhing in pain from the fumes.
- I now wince with pain if I have to use another atlas; browsing this one is bliss.
- She turned to look at him, and he winced to see a slight glistening in her green eyes.
nounwinswɪns A slight grimace or shrinking movement caused by pain or distress. （因疼痛或悲痛而不由自主地）脸部扭曲；退缩，畏缩 Example sentencesExamples - Brad laughed a bit, his laughter ending in a slight wince as the pain flared up again.
- He clapped Trey on the shoulder; Trey gave only the slightest of winces.
- His brows drew together in a wince of sympathetic pain.
- At the touch of his hand, there was a slight wince of pain.
- There was a brief moment where he could not hide his wince, his small grimace of pain.
OriginMiddle English (originally in the sense ‘kick restlessly from pain or impatience’): from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French guenchir ‘turn aside’. nounwɪnswins British A roller for moving textile fabric through a dyeing vat. 〈英〉（使织物移动穿过染缸的）六角盘 Example sentencesExamples - Sometimes the ebullition is kept up for a quarter of an hour; the pieces all the while being turned over a wince, from one side of the copper vessel to the other.
- The Hengst was fitted on one side with a wooden winch, the ‘wince’, and could be fastened to the side of the vat or copper by means of a rod into which it was driven.
OriginLate 17th century (in the sense ‘winch’): variant of winch. |