- present participle of wince.
wincing
Example Sentences
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Herb Alpert walks up a long driveway at his rambling Malibu estate, wincing slightly after having woken up around 3 a.m. with a cramp in his left calf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Exhaustion was setting in, but the deodorant I’d packed needed to be replaced, so I found myself roaming the body care aisles, wincing under the fluorescent lights as my patience rapidly grew thinner.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
On the one hand, they cheered the clampdown on cheaper Asian imports but on the other were left wincing at the rising costs of their inputs.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
As Nancy spoke, it was hard to avoid wincing and wincing and wincing again.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
When I reached the peak, I crept up the driveway, wincing each time a bit of gravel snapped beneath my tires.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
