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1. Draw back, as with fear or pain
   "she winced when they showed the slaughtering of the calf";
   - flinch, squinch [N. Amer], funk, cringe, shrink, recoil, quail, blench
    
2. Make a face indicating disgust or dislike
   "She winced when she heard his pompous speech"

1. The facial expression of sudden pain
    
2. A reflex response to sudden pain
   - flinch

Derived forms: winces, winced, wincing

Type of: facial expression, facial gesture, grimace, jump, make a face, move, pull a face, start, startle

Encyclopedia: Wince