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Noun [English]

IPA: /wɪns/ Audio: en-us-wince.ogg Forms: winces [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪns Etymology: From Middle English wyncen, from Anglo-Norman winchir (compare Old French guenchir), from Frankish *wankjan. See also German winken. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wyncen}} Middle English wyncen, {{der|en|xno|winchir}} Anglo-Norman winchir, {{cog|fro|guenchir}} Old French guenchir, {{der|en|frk|*wankjan}} Frankish *wankjan, {{cog|de|winken}} German winken Head templates: {{en-noun}} wince (plural winces)
  1. A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away. Translations (gesture of shrinking away): потръпване (potrǎpvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ucuknutí [neuter] (Czech), samentrekking [feminine] (Dutch), stuip [masculine] (Dutch), vavahdus (Finnish), sävähdys (Finnish), kavahdus (Finnish), estremecemento [masculine] (Galician), arreguizo [masculine] (Galician), arrepío [masculine] (Galician), sobresalto [masculine] (Galician), Zusammenzucken [neuter] (German), fior (Romanian), вздра́гивание (vzdrágivanije) [neuter] (Russian), содрога́ние (sodrogánije) [neuter] (Russian), lecnuti se (Serbo-Croatian)
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  2. 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.
    Sense id: en-wince-en-noun-yhCjwi-8

Verb [English]

IPA: /wɪns/ Audio: en-us-wince.ogg Forms: winces [present, singular, third-person], wincing [participle, present], winced [participle, past], winced [past]
Rhymes: -ɪns Etymology: From Middle English wyncen, from Anglo-Norman winchir (compare Old French guenchir), from Frankish *wankjan. See also German winken. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wyncen}} Middle English wyncen, {{der|en|xno|winchir}} Anglo-Norman winchir, {{cog|fro|guenchir}} Old French guenchir, {{der|en|frk|*wankjan}} Frankish *wankjan, {{cog|de|winken}} German winken Head templates: {{en-verb}} wince (third-person singular simple present winces, present participle wincing, simple past and past participle winced)
  1. (intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress. Tags: intransitive Translations (to flinch as if in pain): трепвам (trepvam) (Bulgarian), потръпвам (potrǎpvam) (Bulgarian), ucuknout [perfective] (Czech), škubnout sebou [perfective] (Czech), zašklebit se [perfective] (Czech), svraštit (obličej) [perfective] (Czech), samenkrimpen (Dutch), samentrekken (Dutch), stuipen (Dutch), huiveren (Dutch), vavahtaa (Finnish), kavahtaa (Finnish), grimacer (French), zusammenzucken (German), összerezzen (Hungarian), megrezzen (Hungarian), megrándul (Hungarian), összerándul (Hungarian), elfintorodik (Hungarian), felszisszen (Hungarian), maopo (Maori), koemi (Maori), krympe seg (Norwegian), вздра́гивать (vzdrágivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вздро́гнуть (vzdrógnutʹ) [perfective] (Russian), содрога́ться (sodrogátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), содрогну́ться (sodrognútʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), мо́рщиться (mórščitʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), смо́рщиться (smórščitʹsja) (english: wrinkle, pucker) [perfective] (Russian), lecnuti se (Serbo-Croatian), hacer muecas (Spanish), estremecerse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-wince-en-verb-en:flinch Disambiguation of 'to flinch as if in pain': 92 7 2
  2. (transitive) To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-wince-en-verb-HPbfOBTK
  3. To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient. Translations (to kick or flounce): tempoilla (Finnish), potkia (Finnish), tempoa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-wince-en-verb-epS2N4ML Disambiguation of 'to kick or flounce': 3 3 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cringe

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "word": "содрогну́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mórščitʹsja",
      "sense": "to flinch as if in pain",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "мо́рщиться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "wrinkle, pucker",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smórščitʹsja",
      "sense": "to flinch as if in pain",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "смо́рщиться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to flinch as if in pain",
      "word": "lecnuti se"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to flinch as if in pain",
      "word": "hacer muecas"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to flinch as if in pain",
      "word": "estremecerse"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to kick or flounce",
      "word": "tempoilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to kick or flounce",
      "word": "potkia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to kick or flounce",
      "word": "tempoa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wince"
}

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