wince
verb (used without object)
wincingly
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a word derived from
wince.
Example Sentences
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When the Rams wincingly rewind the video of the collapse, they’ll be peering through the cracks in their fingers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
Those flaws are manifold, pathetic and sometimes painful, though also wincingly comic.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
Add glitzy events being cancelled, and cruise liners not being able to leave port, and you might think that it spelled disaster for the sellers of wincingly expensive fish eggs.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2022
Benny is wincingly vulnerable when he pines for the Aleph, delightfully sassy when he spars with the Book.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2021
And he drew back wincingly from the unfolding plans.
From The Story of Old Fort Loudon by Mary Noailles Murfree
