wince

/wˈɪns/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. draw back, as with fear or pain
   “she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf”
2. make a face indicating disgust or dislike
   “She winced when she heard his pompous speech”

noun

1. the facial expression of sudden pain
2. a reflex response to sudden pain

Synonyms for wince

• flinch
• squinch
• funk
• cringe
• shrink
• recoil
• quail

Words that rhyme with wince

• rinse
• mince
• quince
• convince
• evince
• prince
• dinse
• ince
• lince
• linse
• since
• vince