wince
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The aptly-named Wince is a character who worries too much, not least when his "nemesis" the WorryBug hoves into view.
From The Guardian • Dec. 14, 2012
Wince at the obligatory falling-out, melt at the make-up and sit back for the pay-off, in which they make up and drink some more tea.
From The Guardian • Oct. 12, 2012
He did not complain at it,—he did not "Wince and cry aloud."
From Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)
The Jig Wince or Wince Dye Beck.—This dyeing machine is very largely used, particularly in the dyeing of woollen cloths.
From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Beech, Franklin
Wince, wins, v.i. to shrink or start back: to be affected acutely, as by a sarcasm: to be restive, as a horse uneasy at its rider.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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