winced at the movie's graphic depiction of combat injuries
Recent Examples on the WebBut at that precise moment, one companion was wincing too much to marvel at either.—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 6 Aug. 2024 Some people in the crowd shook their heads and winced.—Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 29 July 2024 Amalie winced like a woman with a hangover, looked out the window.—Sarah Braunstein, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024 After popping up from a slide into home plate, Trevino winced.—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for wince
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English wynsen to kick out, start, from Anglo-French *wincer, *guincer to shift direction, dodge, by-form of guenchir, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wenken, wankōn to totter — more at wench
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