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
| French | grimacer (gree-mah-SAY) |
| Spanish | contraerse de dolor (kohnt-rah-AYR-say thay thoh-LOHR) |
| Mandarin | 畏缩 (way swoh) |
| Hindi | झिझक (GYI-gyuhk) |
| Arabic | جفل (JAH-fahl) |
| Russian | вздрогнуть (VZDROHG-nooty) |
| Portuguese (EU) | desde (DAYZH-di) |
| Portuguese (BR) | desde (DAYZ-jew) |
| Japanese | 顔をしかめる (kahohsheekahmayru) |
| German | zusammenzucken (tsoo-ZAH-muhn-tsuu-kuhn) |
| Urdu | درد سے منہ بنانا (durd say moon buh-NAH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਝਿੜਕਣਾ (KYI-ruh-kuh-nah) |
| Korean | 질겁 (JEEL-gub) |
| Hebrew | להתכווץ (lahtkhvvts) |
| Greek | ταράσσομαι (tah-RAHS-soh-may) |
| Dutch | huiveren (HEREW-vuh-ruhn) |
| Tagalog | pagngiwi (pahg-NGEE-wee) |
| Vietnamese | nhăn (nyahn) |
| Turkish | çekinme (chay-KIN-me) |
| Persian | چشم چرانی کردن (chayshm chah-RAH-nee KAHR-dahn) |
| Polish | drgnienie (DRGNYE-nye) |
| Ukrainian | здригатися (zdri-HAH-tis-yah) |
| Bengali | মুখ বিকৃত করা (mook beek-REE-toh KAW-rah) |
| Swedish | rygga tillbaka (REW-gah TIL-bah-kah) |
| Italian | smorfia (ZMAWR-fee-ah) |
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