To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.
To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces.
The act of one who winces.
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.
A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but, one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still. Samuel Johnson
When I read it, I don't wince, which is all I ever ask for a book I write. Norman Mailer
The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time looking at those. Those were the awkward years. I don't know if anybody can look at something they did when they were 14 and not wince. Jodie Foster
Looking back, I wince at the careless way I tossed out my opinions. Luke Ford
There's a certain edge about cruelty. If you're honest about it, most people wince, but say it had to be said. Pete Waterman
