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Wince   /wɪns/   Listen
verb
Wince  v. i.  (past & past part. winced; pres. part. wincing)  
1.
To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back. "I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word."
2.
To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces.


noun
Wince  n.  The act of one who winces.


Wince  n.  (Dyeing & Calico Printing) 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.
Wince pit, Wince pot, a tank or a pit where cloth in the process of dyeing or manufacture is washed, dipped in a mordant, or the like.





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"Wince" Quotes from Famous Books



... Hyme didn't put it into Pokerville for two mortal hours; and perhaps Pokerville didn't mizzle, wince, and finally flummix right beneath him.—Field, Drama ...
— A Collection of College Words and Customs • Benjamin Homer Hall
... to be fairly near them; and, yes, he was a good shot—she could see that. But, at first, the thud of the beautiful pheasants falling to the ground caused her to wince—she, who had looked upon the shattered face of Ladislaus, her husband, with only a quiver of disgust! But these creatures were in the glory of their beauty and the joy of life, and had preyed upon the ...
— The Reason Why • Elinor Glyn
... also caught the contagion. As a rule, he would now make an effort to articulate. I would then administer a good dose of sal volatile, brandy, eau-de-luce, or other strong stimulant, cut into the supposed bite, and apply strong nitric acid to the wound. This generally made him wince, and I would hail it as a token of certain recovery. By this time some confidence would return, and the supposed dying man would soon walk back sound and whole among his companions after profuse expressions ...
— Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier - Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter • James Inglis
... whispered, "he suffers horribly when he moves, and I tried to persuade him to have his dinner sent into the parlor, but in honor of your presence he will come, and he doesn't want us to see him wince and writhe ...
— Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, April, 1876. • Various
... of answering signals from a senior ship. He told us that he disapproved of masquerading, that he loved discipline, and would be obliged by an explanation. And while he delivered himself deeper and more deeply into our hands, I saw Captain Malan wince. He ...
— Traffics and Discoveries • Rudyard Kipling


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