wince

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
2. A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.
2. (transitive) To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.
3. To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.

Concepts

tressaillir

frissonner

grimace

se contracter

tressaillement

frémir

frisson

crispation

être effrayé

Synonymes

flinch

recoil

quiver

shrink

start

cringe

shiver

give a start

quail

waver

startle

shudder

twitch

funk

grimace

tremble

cower

squinch

jerk

jump

falter

blink the eye

blink

boggle

disconcerted

flutter

hesitate

quivering

stir

succumbing to

thrill

make a wry face

tremor

vibration

shrink back

being frightened

balk

Traductions

zusammenzucken

mueca de dolor

bibberen

zucken

flakkeren

zurückschrecken

lillen

gruseln

trillen

huiveren

huivering

στραβομουτσουνιάζω

τρεμούλιασμα

Zusammenzucken

σπασμός

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/wɪns/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: wyncen

Appartenant à ancien français: guenchir

Appartenant à allemand: winken

In summary

From Middle English wyncen, from Anglo-Norman winchir (compare Old French guenchir), from Frankish *wankjan, related to *winkijan (“to flex, bend”). See also German winken.