Definition of Wince

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wince
v. flinch, recoil (especially from pain or fear); cringe, involuntarily make a face in response to surprise (or embarrassment, etc.)
n. flinch, start; shrinking movement, recoil, cringe

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WINCE Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wince
(v. i.)
To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.
  
(v. i.)
To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces.
  
(n.)
The act of one who winces.
  
(n.)
A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will.
  

WordNet 2.0
wince

Noun
1. the facial expression of sudden pain
(hypernym) facial expression, facial gesture
(derivation) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, recoil, quail
2. a reflex response to sudden pain
(synonym) flinch
(hypernym) startle, jump, start
(derivation) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, recoil, quail

Verb
1. draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
(synonym) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, recoil, quail
(hypernym) move
(hyponym) shrink back, retract
2. make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"
(hypernym) grimace, make a face, pull a face

hEnglish - advanced version
wince

wince
\wince\, n. [see winch.] (dyeing & calico printing) a reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. it is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will.
wince
pit,
wince
pot, a tank or a pit where cloth in the process of dyeing or manufacture is washed, dipped in a mordant, or the like.
wince
\wince\, n. the act of one who winces.
wince
\wince\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. winced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. wincing (?).] [oe. wincen, winchen, of. quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. ohg. wankjan, wenken, to give way, to waver, fr. winchan to turn aside, to nod, akin to e. wink. see wink.]
1. to shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back. i will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word.
2. to kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces.
wince
n
1. the facial expression of sudden pain
2. a reflex response to sudden pain [syn: flinch]
v 1: draw back, as with fear [syn: flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, recoil, quail]
2: make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "she winced when she heard his pompous speech"




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English Phonetics

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Gwing
Gwing = n. a wriggle, a wince

Gwingo
Gwingo = v. to wriggle; to wince


WINCE Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

Oceanographic, Meteorologal & Climatologal abbreviations and acronyms
WINCE
WINter Cloud Experiment

U.F.O. Related Terminology and Acronyms
WINCE
WINter Cloud Experiment


WINCE Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Windows CE
Windows CE (also known officially as Windows Embedded CE since version 6.0) (and sometimes abbreviated WinCE) is a variation of Microsoft's Windows operating system for minimalistic computers and embedded systems. Windows CE is a distinctly different kernel, rather than a trimmed-down version of desktop Windows. It is not to be confused with Windows XP Embedded which is NT-based. It is supported on Intel x86 and compatibles, MIPSARM, and Hitachi SuperH processors.

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