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wince

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The meaning (definition) of the word wince

to scrunch your face for a moment because of pain.

The word wince used in a sentence

She did wince when the doctor put a bandage on her knee.

Words that mean the same as wince (synonyms)

flinch

How the word wince is said around the world

Frenchgrimacer (greemahsay)
Spanishcontraerse de dolor (kohntrahayrsay thay thohlohr)
Mandarin畏缩 (wèi suō)
Hindiझिझक (gyigyuhk)
Arabicجفل (jahfahl)
Russianвздрогнуть (vzdrognut')
Portuguese (EU)desde (dayzhdi)
Portuguese (BR)desde (dayzjew)
Japanese顔をしかめる (kao woshikameru)
Germanzusammenzucken (tsoozahmuhntsuukuhn)
Urduدرد سے منہ بنانا (durd say moon buhnahnah)
Punjabiਝਿੜਕਣਾ (kyiruhkuhnah)
Korean질겁 (jilgeob)
Hebrewלהתכווץ (lahtkhvvts)
Greekταράσσομαι (tarassomai)
Dutchhuiveren (herewvuhruhn)
Tagalogpagngiwi (pahgngeewee)
Vietnamesenhăn (nyahn)
Turkishçekinme (chaykinme)
Persianچشم چرانی کردن (chayshm chahrahnee kahrdahn)
Polishdrgnienie (drgnyenye)
Ukrainianздригатися (zdryhatysya)
Bengaliমুখ বিকৃত করা (mook beekreetoh kawrah)
Swedishrygga tillbaka (rewgah tilbahkah)
Italiansmorfia (zmawrfeeah)

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