verb
- draws back or tenses the muscles involuntarily, as from pain or distress
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘wince’
noun
- instances of drawing back or tensing involuntarily from pain or distress
Usage: plural of ‘wince’
Examples
- She winces every time the dentist touches her tooth.
- He winces at the memory of his embarrassing mistake.
- The patient winces when the nurse changes the bandage.
- She winces as she tries to stand on her injured ankle.
- His winces showed how much the injection hurt.
- The loud noise caused several winces from the audience.