winced

CEFRB2

/wˈɪnst/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Moved your face or body suddenly because of pain or embarrassment.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of wince

Examples

  • He winced as the nurse pushed the needle into his arm.

  • Tom winced as the nurse gave him an injection.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

When the needle pricked his arm, he blank quickly and turned away.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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