winces in English
noun
1
a slight grimace or shrinking movement caused by pain or distress.
At the touch of his hand, there was a slight wince of pain.
2
a roller for moving textile fabric through a dyeing vat.
The Hengst was fitted on one side with a wooden winch, the ‘ wince ’, and could be fastened to the side of the vat or copper by means of a rod into which it was driven.
verb
1
give a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of or in anticipation of pain or distress.
he winced at the disgust in her voice
Use "winces" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "winces" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "winces", or refer to the context using the word "winces" in the English Dictionary.
1. Deep drilling work, sinking and reconstructing of air shafts and winces
2. Her muscles bulging in her forehead when she winces like that.
3. Synonyms for Cringes include shrinks, recoils, flinches, blenches, quails, shies, cowers, winces, crouches and dodges
4. 14 He looks at the ceiling, takes a deep breath, and presses the edge of the blade into his skin,[www.Sentencedict.com] cutting along a line drawn under the gravestone. Sucre winces as he witnesses this self-mutilation.