Wincing synonyms

(Intransitive) To lose heart or courage; to be daunted, fearful. [from 16th c.]

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To recoil is to spring back or back away.

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Shrink is defined as to become less, reduce or make smaller.

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To cringe is to draw back or to move your face or body in order to shrink from danger or fear.

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To recoil, as from something unpleasant or difficult; shrink.

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To set in motion.

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To move suddenly as when startled; jump; start; recoil

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(Intransitive) To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off.

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To grimace is defined as to make an unpleasant fact or twist up your facial features, often to indicate displeasure.

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To cower is defined as to duck down, crouch or hide in fear.

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To walk shakily or unsteadily; to stagger; move as if drunk or not in control of oneself.

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Gesture is defined as moving your body in a way that conveys a feeling or emotion.

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seeking (related)

Seek is defined as to search or look for something.

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approaching (related)

Approach means to move close to something.

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Find another word for wincing. In this page you can discover 14 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for wincing, like: quailing, recoiling, shrinking, cringing, flinching, starting, shying, blenching, grimacing, cowering and reeling.