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Noun wince has 2 senses
- wince - the facial expression of sudden pain
--1 is a kind of facial expression, facial gesture
- wince, flinch - a reflex response to sudden pain
--2 is a kind of startle, jump, start
Verb wince has 2 senses
- flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
--1 is one way to move
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- wince - make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"
--2 is one way to grimace, make a face, pull a face
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