wince

Noun	1.	wince - the facial expression of sudden pain facial expression, facial gesture - a gesture executed with the facial muscles
	2.	wince - a reflex response to sudden pain flinch startle, jump, start - a sudden involuntary movement; "he awoke with a start"
Verb	1.	wince - draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" cringe, flinch, funk, quail, recoil, shrink, squinch move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear
	2.	wince - make a face indicating disgust or dislike; "She winced when she heard his pompous speech" grimace, make a face, pull a face - contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do"

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