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
“Adam winced when the doctor put a bandage on the sore 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 | दर्द से मुंह बनाना (durd seh moonh buh-NAH-nah) |
| Arabic | جفل (JAH-fahl) |
| Russian | вздрогнуть (VZDROHG-nooty) |
| Portuguese (EU) | fazer uma careta (fuh-ZAYR OO-muh kuh-RAY-tuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | fazer careta (fah-ZEHR kah-RAY-tah) |
| 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 | ਦਰਦ ਨਾਲ ਮੂੰਹ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ (durd NAAL moonh buh-NAH-oo-nah) |
| Korean | 움찔하다 (oom-JJEEL-hah-dah) |
| Hebrew | להתכווץ (lahtkhvvts) |
| Greek | μορφάζω (mor-FAH-zoh) |
| Dutch | een grimas trekken (uhn ghree-MAHS TREK-kuhn) |
| Tagalog | ngumiwi (ngoo-MEE-wee) |
| Vietnamese | nhăn (nyahn) |
| Turkish | yüzünü buruşturmak (yew-zew-NEW boo-roosh-toor-MAHK) |
| Persian | چهره در هم کشیدن (cheh-REH dar HAM ke-shee-DAN) |
| Polish | skrzywić się (skshi-VEECH sheh) |
| 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 | fare una smorfia di dolore (FAH-ray OO-nah ZMOR-fyah dee doh-LOH-ray) |
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