Wince — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the facial expression of sudden pain

a reflex response to sudden pain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪns/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪns/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈɪns/.

Examples

she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
She winced when she heard his pompous speech

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cringe flinch funk shrink recoil quail squinch

Parts of Speech

noun	the facial expression of sudden pain
noun	a reflex response to sudden pain
verb	draw back, as with fear or pain “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
verb	make a face indicating disgust or dislike “She winced when she heard his pompous speech”

Word Forms

wince	verb	draw back, as with fear or pain
flinch	verb	draw back, as with fear or pain
flinch	noun	a reflex response to sudden pain
wince	noun	the facial expression of sudden pain

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zusammenzucken

der Gesichtsausdruck plötzlichen Schmerzes

🇫🇷French

grimacer

l'expression faciale d'une douleur soudaine

🇪🇸Spanish

contraerse de dolor

la expresión facial de dolor repentino

🇮🇹Italian

sussultare

l'espressione facciale di dolore improvviso

🇳🇱Dutch

huiveren

de gezichtsuitdrukking van plotselinge pijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

estremecer

a expressão facial de dor repentina

🇷🇺Russian

вздрагивать

выражение лица внезапной боли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झिझक

अचानक दर्द की चेहरे की अभिव्यक्ति

🇮🇳Tamil

சிணுங்குகிறது

திடீர் வலியின் முகபாவனை

🇮🇳Telugu

నవ్వు

ఆకస్మిక నొప్పి యొక్క ముఖ కవళిక

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિન્સ

અચાનક પીડાના ચહેરાના હાવભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿನ್ಸ್

ಹಠಾತ್ ನೋವಿನ ಮುಖದ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇളക്കുക

പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള വേദനയുടെ മുഖഭാവം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

温斯

突然疼痛的面部表情

🇯🇵Japanese

ひるむ

突然の痛みの表情

🇰🇷Korean

질겁

갑작스런 고통의 표정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhăn

vẻ mặt của cơn đau đột ngột

🇹🇭Thai

สะดุ้ง

สีหน้าเจ็บปวดอย่างกะทันหัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggerenyet

ekspresi wajah kesakitan yang tiba-tiba

🇵🇭Filipino

ngiwi

ang ekspresyon ng mukha ng biglaang sakit

🇲🇾Malay

tersentak

ekspresi muka kesakitan secara tiba-tiba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جفل

تعبيرات الوجه عن الألم المفاجئ

🇮🇷Persian

چنگ زدن

حالت صورت درد ناگهانی

🇹🇷Turkish

çekinme

ani ağrının yüz ifadesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתכווץ

הבעת הפנים של כאב פתאומי

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