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Definition of wincing : 1. of Wince
2. The act of washing cloth, dipping it in dye, etc., with a wince.

Synonyms:

faltering, cowering, flinching, recoiling, shrinking, blinking

Usage examples:

• Of course Mrs. Livingstone chose the latter, wincing, though, every time she heard it. - "'Lena Rivers", Mary J. Holmes.
• Forgive me for wincing when I am wounded. - "Man and Wife", Wilkie Collins.
• He listened nervously, wincing under the contempt of her phrases and fascinated by the startling interpretations they offered him of his own thoughts. - "Gargoyles", Ben Hecht.