winced at the movie's graphic depiction of combat injuries
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Spieth struggled throughout his opening round and was seen wincing in pain several times, even losing hold of a club.—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025 Harper crumbled to one knee, wincing in anguish, as Phillies fans quaked with their worst possible nightmare — that their superstar first-baseman is seriously injured.—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 Scheffler was seen wincing in pain after his tee shot on the second hole at Colonial Country Club during the second round of the Charles Schwab Challenge.—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 Goertzel winced, because the question is challenging.—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wince
Word History
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
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