wince

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US /wɪns/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like winch /tʃ/ vs /s/

Freq #55023

Meanings

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verb
make a face indicating disgust or dislike

I winced when I heard their pompous speech.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

cringe grimace recoil

Word family

Forms wincedwinceswincing

Related forms cringe suffer

Etymology

From Middle English wyncen, from Anglo-Norman winchir (compare Old French guenchir), from Frankish *wankjan, related to *winkijan (“to flex, bend”). See also German winken.

wyncen Middle English winchir xno *wankjan frk

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