Wince 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 4

Wince 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 4

Wince 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 4

/wɪnts/ (noun & verb)

to make pained expression, show pain especially on the face, move body back slightly, withdraw with pain, grimace, flinch, scowl, gasp, shudder, recoil, cringe

‘Oh, really? Tell my scars how safe it is here.’ She pulled the collar of her shirt out of shape to reveal the puckered slash of scar tissue across her collarbone. Akiva winced at the sight of it, ugly and of his own making, and Karou set her collar back in place. ‘Besides,’ she argued, ‘there are more important things than safety. Like . . . loved ones.’ She felt cruel, using his words, like she was twisting a knife.

Source: The book: Daughter of Smoke and Bone: Enter another world in this magical SUNDAY TIMES … By Laini Taylor

Antonym: smile

Noun: wincer