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wincing

VERB

draw back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

back off blanch cower cringe flinch grimace recoil

STRONG

blench dodge duck jib quail shrink shy start swerve turn

WEAK

make a face

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet

Example Sentences

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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

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

Joyce Kim, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Pennsylvania, remembers coming to campus as an undergrad and wincing at the flurry of finance and consulting clubs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

The crowd erupts into a collective roar, some cheering, others wincing.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

I ask, before wincing at the strength of her grip.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer