(~s, wincing, ~d)
If you ~, the muscles of your face tighten suddenly because you have felt a pain or because you have just seen, heard, or remembered something unpleasant.
Every time he put any weight on his left leg he ~d in pain...
VERB: V
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Wince is also a noun.
He suppressed a ~ as motion renewed the pain.
N-COUNT: usu sing