wince
Example Sentences
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She savored the change but winced at the cause.
She winces as a small cannula is delicately inserted into her cheek.
From BBC
Even many of those who initially winced warmed up to him.
If you thought the redistricting wars couldn’t get any hotter, wince again.
Joyce Kim, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, remembers coming to campus as an undergrad and wincing at the flurry of finance and consulting clubs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
