- present participle of wince.
wincing
Example Sentences
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Mortgage rates are closing in on that level for the first time since the beginning of last year, promising more pain for prospective home buyers already wincing at record-high home prices and an uncertain economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It feels daring for how it wants to actually examine the emotional costs of contemporary grown-up life, bringing wincing laughs of recognition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
“I love bacon and chicharrónes, but I could never eat pork uterus,” I confess, wincing at our 60” Insignia television screen.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Italy suffered a blow when Madsen fell awkwardly while trying to stop a boundary in the fourth over and went off the field wincing in pain with what looked like a dislocated shoulder.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
TimeStar rose, wincing, rotating his right shoulder so it made cracking sounds.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
