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Wince meaning
A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away. | 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.
Synonyms of Wince
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Each time I slightly wince inside as it triggers a childhood memory of sniggers, silly rhymes and a subtle feeling of inferiority.
For founder and general partner Haris Khurshid, it was a notable milestone toward the firm’s goal of hitting 1,000 LPs, a number that would likely make most legacy investors wince.
It's hard not to get up and cheer when Judah finally triumphs, though not without a wince after watching Massal convincingly be dragged across the rough arena floor by his knees, only to be convincingly trampled under by his own horses.
One out later, Wince sliced an RBI triple into the left-center field gap.
Start with a scare, then a punchline, and end with a jaw-dropping kill that will make you wince and chuckle all at once.
Still, every vintage neon sign lost to the landfill, every classic pink-tiled bathroom chipped apart, makes Doo-Wop aficionados wince.
Those who've played the part of "poison" will wince.
At first glance, you might wince at the price tag, but my first use confirmed this isn’t just another kitchen gadget that will sit in a drawer, untouched.
Fury rocked in his chair in a self-comfort ritual and in a micro-gesture of pain he shook his head from side to side, rubbed his mouth and closed his eyes in a wince.
I would wince when sometimes he would show impatience and irritation towards his staff.
Players who have battled their way through all the optional bosses in the base game might wince at the name Malenia, but they might not recall that her full title in one of the hardest boss fights in any FromSoftware game was 'Malenia, Blade of Miquella'.
They certainly did, with some of the tackles making me wince.
Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans said language used in the debate had made him “wince”.
French President Emmanuel Macron has forged ahead with a plan to rid Islam in France of extremists, part a project he labels "separatism," a term that makes some Muslims wince.
In a week when nearly everything you read makes you wince, duck or want to run, here’s a bunch of songs that both reflect and offer refuge from the trainwreck of 2020.
Oof, and his brash disclaimer– “I don’t want to speak ill of my bitches here”–made you wince.
Personally, I would wince if my boyfriend presented me with a gift on Valentine’s Day.
There's probably a bricked off room that would make Dahmer wince.
Watching her is to toggle between empathy, judgment, and embarrassment—the wince, the eye roll, and the blush.
You hold your breath and wince as skin scrapes asphalt.