winced at the movie's graphic depiction of combat injuries
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Russell winced, remembering the backlash.—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 In that moment, Dupree involuntarily punches him and the pair go quiet as Dooley cusses and bends over wincing in pain.—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 Perhaps tearing originally grew out of a physiological reflex that restored moisture to the eyes and nasal passages after they had been dried out by the pressure of wincing or the hyperventilation of arousal.—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025 Democrats – and some Republicans – are wincing at the idea that millions of people soon may not be able to afford health insurance.—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wince
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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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