Dictionary Entry
wince
wince is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.
- 2intransitive verb
To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces.
- 3noun
The act of one who winces.
- 4noun
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.
- 5noun
a reflex response to sudden pain
Synonyms
- 6noun
the facial expression of sudden pain
- 7verb
make a face indicating disgust or dislike
"She winced when she heard his pompous speech"
- 8verb
draw back, as with fear or pain
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
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