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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Wince \Wince\, n.
     The act of one who winces.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Wince \Wince\, n. [See Winch.] (Dyeing & Calico Printing)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Wince pit, Wince pot, a tank or a pit where cloth in the
        process of dyeing or manufacture is washed, dipped in a
        mordant, or the like.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Wince \Wince\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Winced; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Wincing.] [OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir,
     guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier,
     winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan,
     wenken, to give way, to waver, fr. winchan to turn aside, to
     nod, akin to E. wink. See Wink.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to
        start back.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider;
        as, a horse winces.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Wince \Wince\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Winced; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Wincing.] [OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir,
     guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier,
     winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan,
     wenken, to give way, to waver, fr. winchan to turn aside, to
     nod, akin to E. wink. See Wink.]
     1. To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to
        start back.
  
              I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     2. To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider;
        as, a horse winces.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Wince \Wince\, n. [See Winch.] (Dyeing & Calico Printing)
     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.
  
     Wince pit, Wince pot, a tank or a pit where cloth in the
        process of dyeing or manufacture is washed, dipped in a
        mordant, or the like.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Wince \Wince\, n.
     The act of one who winces.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  wince
       n 1: the facial expression of sudden pain
       2: a reflex response to sudden pain [syn: flinch]
       v 1: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they
            showed the slaughtering of the calf" [syn: flinch, squinch,
             funk, cringe, shrink, recoil, quail]
       2: make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when
          she heard his pompous speech"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wince
     n.
     1 A sudden movement or gesture of shrink away.
     2 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.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en flinch) (lb en intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or
  distress.
     2 (lb en transitive) To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the
  use of a wince.
     3 To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Wince
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  wince
     n.
     1 A sudden movement or gesture of shrink away.
     2 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.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en flinch) (lb en intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or
  distress.
     2 (lb en transitive) To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the
  use of a wince.
     3 To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Wince
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  wince
     n.
     1 A sudden movement or gesture of shrink away.
     2 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.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en flinch) (lb en intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or
  distress.
     2 (lb en transitive) To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the
  use of a wince.
     3 To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Wince
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  wince
     n.
     1 A sudden movement or gesture of shrink away.
     2 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.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en flinch) (lb en intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or
  distress.
     2 (lb en transitive) To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the
  use of a wince.
     3 To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Wince
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  wince
     Englanti n.
     irvistys
     Englanti vb.
     1 säpsähtää
     2 irvistää

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Wince /wˈɪns/
  إجفل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  wince //wɪns// 
  потръпване
  gesture of shrinking away

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  wince //wɪns// 
  потръпвам, трепвам
  to flinch as if in pain

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wince /wˈɪns/ 
  škubnutí

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wince /wˈɪns/ 
  trhnout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  wince /wˈɪns/ 
  trhnutí

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wince /wˈɪns/
  Zucken , Zusammenzucken 
           Note: vor Schmerz
        "without a wince"  - ohne eine Miene zu verziehen

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  wince /wˈɪns/ 
  zusammenzucken 
   see: wincing, winced
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  wince //wɪns// 
  kavahdus, sävähdys, vavahdus
  gesture of shrinking away

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  wince //wɪns// 
  1. kavahtaa, vavahtaa
  to flinch as if in pain
  2. potkia, tempoa, tempoilla
  to kick or flounce

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  wince /wˈɪns/ 
  1. दर्द~अभिव्यक्त~करना
        "The boy winced after he hit the injured foot against the door ."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  wince /wˈɪns/
  drhtanje, trzaj, uzdrhtati, zgrčiti se

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  wince /wˈɪns/
  1. megrezzenés
  2. arcrándulás

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  wince //wɪns// 
  krympe seg
  to flinch as if in pain

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  wince /wɪns/
  I.    krzywić się
  II.    skrzywienie się

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  wince /wˈɪns/
  1. acısı duyulan veya korkulan bir vuruştan ürküp çekinmek
  2. ürkme, çekinme.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈwɪns/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  82 Moby Thesaurus words for "wince":
     ache, agonize, ail, anguish, avoid, avoidance, blanch, blench,
     blink, boggle, cower, cringe, demur, dodge, draw back, draw in,
     duck, evade, evasion, fade, fall back, fallback, falter, feel pain,
     feel the pangs, fight shy of, flinch, funk, grimace, hang back,
     hang off, have a misery, have qualms, hesitate, hold off, hurt,
     jib, make bones about, pause, pound, pull back, pull in, pull out,
     pullback, pullout, quail, recoil, reel back, retract, retreat,
     scruple, sheer, sheer off, shoot, shrink, shrink back, shy, shy at,
     sidestep, sidestepping, smart, squinch, start, start aside,
     start back, stick at, stickle, strain, suffer, swerve, thrill,
     throb, tingle, turn, turn aside, twinge, twitch, waver, weasel,
     weasel out, withdraw, writhe
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 畏缩,退避;
  v. 畏缩,退缩,退避;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 畏缩,退避
     vi. 畏缩,退缩,退避

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