wincingly
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9.1
- adverb
- /ˈwɪŋkɪŋli/
:
con un gesto de dolor
- He winced wincingly as the doctor injected the needle into his arm.
Examples
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The child winced wincingly after accidentally stepping on the sharp toy.
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There's often also something more wincingly dysfunctional going on.
Blog text (27) -
The cast is first-rate, particularly Bamber as the godfather of gossip with a wincingly creepy obsession with his young sister Susan (a superb Caroline Keiff).
Blog text (2) -
She let out a wincingly uncomfortable laugh when she tripped in front of everyone.
Synonyms
106
3.7
In a way that causes physical or emotional pain
19
4.2
In a worried or uncomfortable way
3
3.9
In a nervous, worried way that shows stress
1
4.6
In a way that shows someone is shy or awkward
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7.9
In a shy, embarrassed way
In a nervous way that shows fear or hesitation
In a way that shows strong embarrassment or discomfort
In a way that shows hurt feelings
In a way that shows discomfort or nervousness by moving restlessly
In a way that makes people feel embarrassed or uncomfortable
In a way that shows someone is embarrassed
Antonyms
How Pained
Surface Forms
Morphology
wincingly = wincing (transparent) = wince + ing + ly
Formed by adding '-ly' to 'wincing'; the meaning 'in a manner that shows wincing' is directly predictable from the base.
Etymology
Wincingly comes from the verb wince, which originally meant 'to draw back' when someone feels pain or shock. So to do something wincingly is to show a small movement or a pained look because of pain, discomfort, or embarrassment.