transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwin(t)s ]
intransitive verb
( 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, wankōn to totter — more at wench
Date: circa 1748
: to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
Synonyms: see recoil
• wince noun