n.
Pronunciation: ' win(t)s
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: winced ; winc · ing
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, wank ō n to totter ― more at WENCH
Date: circa 1748
: to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : FLINCH
synonyms see RECOIL
– wince noun