Flinch vs. Wince
Flinchnoun
A reflexive jerking away.
Flinchnoun
(croquet) The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
Flinchverb
(intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe.
Flinchverb
To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
Flinchverb
(croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
Flinchverb
To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat.
Flinchverb
To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
Flinchnoun
The act of flinching.
Flinchnoun
a reflex response to sudden pain
Flinchverb
draw back, as with fear or pain;
Wincenoun
A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
Wincenoun
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.
Winceverb
(intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.
Winceverb
(transitive) To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.
Winceverb
To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.
Winceverb
To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.
Winceverb
To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces.
Wincenoun
The act of one who winces.
Wincenoun
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.
Wincenoun
the facial expression of sudden pain
Wincenoun
a reflex response to sudden pain
Winceverb
draw back, as with fear or pain;
Winceverb
make a face indicating disgust or dislike;
Wince
Wince (28 April 1996 – 2016) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from June 1998 to May 1999 she ran nine times and won four races.
