wince

wince /wins/
  • danh từ
    • sự co rúm lại, sự rụt lại (vì đau đớn, sợ h i...)
      • without a wince: không rụt lại, thn nhiên
  • nội động từ
    • co rúm lại, rụt lại (vì đau đớn, sợ h i...)
      • without wincing: không rụt lại, thn nhiên

Xem thêm: flinch, flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, recoil, quail



wince

Từ điển Collocation

wince verb

ADV. a little, slightly | inwardly He winced inwardly at her harsh tone. | visibly

VERB + WINCE try not to | make sb | see sb

PREP. at She switched on the light, wincing at the sudden brightness. | in/with He winced in pain.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • the facial expression of sudden pain
  • a reflex response to sudden pain; flinch

    v.

  • draw back, as with fear or pain; flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, recoil, quail

    she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf

  • make a face indicating disgust or dislike

    She winced when she heard his pompous speech

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

winces|winced|wincing
syn.: cringe draw back flinch recoil shrink