英语词汇“wince”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wincewince /wɪns/ verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYwince

Origin: 1200-1300 Old North French wenchier to be impatient, move about suddenly

VERB TABLE

wince

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	wince
	he, she, it	winces
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	winced
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have winced
	he, she, it	has winced
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had winced
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will wince
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have winced

Continuous Form
Present	I	am wincing
	he, she, it	is wincing
	you, we, they	are wincing
Past	I, he, she, it	was wincing
	you, we, they	were wincing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been wincing
	he, she, it	has been wincing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been wincing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be wincing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been wincing

to suddenly change the expression on your face as a reaction to something painful, upsetting, or embarrassing: When he laughed, he winced with pain. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old North French wenchier to be impatient, move about suddenly]—wince noun [singular]