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has winced

  • present perfect
    of wince (3rd person singular).
    wince
    verb (used without object)
    to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch.

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Any Dodgers fan that has winced through so many of Kemp's at-bats as he flailed miserably at pitches low and outside knows how to handle him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2015

And as anyone who has winced through a friend’s icky homebrew while struggling to generate a compliment knows, not everyone has what it takes to be a great brewmaster.

From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2012

He has winced like a man stung, swayed dangerously, and then straightened.

From Last Words by Stephen Crane