wince

One assumes that a Dane reading that statement now would wince, just as any person in any country occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II would be embarrassed by evidence that fellow citizens acted so sycophantically towards an oppressive and lawless occupier.

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.

What was in the footage that made them wince?

Then she’ll ask how much it costs as I wince in pain thinking about my bank account.