verb · transitive · rare

wince

wince · winces · winced · wincing

здригнутися

вздрогнуть, вздрагивать, содрогнуться, содрогаться

zusammenzucken

To flinch as if in pain or distressTo flinch as if in pain or distress.

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/wɪns/

» Tom closed his eyes, wincing in pain.

Meaning

3 senses

(intransitive)To flinch as if in pain or distress.
zusammenzucken
вздра́гиватьvzdrágivatʹ, вздро́гнутьvzdrógnutʹ, содрога́тьсяsodrogátʹsja
здригну́тисяzdryhnútysja
draw back, as with fear or pain
(transitive)To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.
To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.
A horse winces.

Examples

22 sentences

Tom closed his eyes, wincing in pain.
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Tom winced as the nurse gave him an injection.
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Tom winced in pain.
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Tom winced slightly.
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I don't mind admitting that I winced.
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Translations

6 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to flinch as if in pain:

Русский

By meaning 1

to flinch as if in pain:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to flinch as if in pain:

Origin

From Middle English wyncen, from Anglo-Norman winchir (compare Old French guenchir), from

From Middle English wyncen, from Anglo-Norman winchir (compare Old French guenchir), from Frankish *wankjan, related to *winkijan (“to flex, bend”). See also German winken.

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