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wince

verb as in draw back

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Zuraya Hadad instinctively winces as we watch a video of the incident in which her ribs were broken by a masked man wielding a large stick.

From BBC

During those final three games, Ohtani was seen wincing in pain multiple times after swings, and held his left arm to his chest while running the bases.

As she winces in pain, her father Mohammed Skayki fans her face, trying to distract her.

From BBC

But what makes me wince is the long payoff periods — 35 years at $500 million annually for Proposition 2 and 40 years at $400 million annually for Proposition 4.

I would wince when sometimes he would show impatience and irritation towards his staff.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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