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wince

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  1. recoil                
 
1. wince \'win(t)s\ vi [ME wenchen to be impatient, dart about, fr. 
   (assumed) ONF wenchier], of Gmc origin; akin to OHG wanko-n to totter, OE 
   wincian to wink : to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : FLINCH 
2. wince n : an act or instance of wincing