- present participle of wince.
wincing
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Despite being given the highest possible dose of pain relief, her mother, Stephanie Kent, said she could see her daughter "gasping and wincing in pain".
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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
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
“The university?” said the bald man, still wincing with pain.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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