wince
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wince¹
- /wɪns/
Rhymes with -ɪns
Where it comes from
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.
verb winces · wincing · winced
- To flinch as if in pain or distress. I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word.
- To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.
- To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient. A horse winces.
noun winces
- A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
- A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will.
Wince²
Where it comes from
German surname, probably Americanized from Winz, Wintz.
proper noun Winces
- A surname.
Translations
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verb to flinch as if in pain
| Español | hacer muecas, estremecerse, muequear de dolor |
|---|---|
| Français | grimacer |
| Deutsch | zusammenzucken |
| Русский | вздра́гивать vzdrágivatʹ, вздро́гнуть vzdrógnutʹ, содрога́ться sodrogátʹsja, содрогну́ться sodrognútʹsja, мо́рщиться mórščitʹsja, смо́рщиться smórščitʹsja |
noun gesture of shrinking away
| Deutsch | Zusammenzucken |
|---|---|
| Română | fior |
| Русский | вздра́гивание vzdrágivanije, содрога́ние sodrogánije |
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