Words: wince

Main Entry: wince
Pronunciation: 'win(t)s
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): winced; winc·ing
Etymology: Middle English wynsen to kick impatiently, from (assumed) Old North French wincier to turn aside, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wankOn to totter -- more at WENCH
: to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : FLINCH
synonym see RECOIL