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wince

/ˈwɪns/WINS
/ˈwɪns/WINS

Meaningflinch or kick

Common meaning: recoil slightly in pain or embarrassment

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchwinchirsource
  2. Middle Englishwincen‘flinch or kick’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsflinch or kick → recoil slightly in pain or embarrassmentwince‘recoil slightly in pain or embarrassment’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French winchir ‘flinch or kick’.

Roots

  • winchir Old French “flinch or kick”

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