wincingly
Showing visible discomfort
In a wincing manner—with visible flinching or recoiling from something painful, embarrassing, or uncomfortable.
The word suggests an outward display of discomfort: She wincingly recalled her awkward toast at the wedding.
Often describes how someone watches, remembers, or endures something cringe-inducing.
Shrink from discomfort
- squirmTwist from discomfort
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
- blushFacial reddening from emotion
mortification · sheepishness · discomfort · grimace · flush · redden · shrink · cower
With shared feeling
- compassionatelyWith caring concern
- tenderlyWith gentle care
- pityinglyWith sorrowful compassion
- concernedlyIn a worried way
painfully · vicariously · understandingly · sensitively · commiserating · sharing · feeling
Involuntary retreat from threat
- grimaceTwisted expression of displeasure
- throbBeat with intensity
- stingSharp wound from insect
- achePersistent dull discomfort
twinge · soreness · cringe · shudder · recoil · sharp · burn · cramp
Intense anticipatory fear
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
nervousness · unease · anxiety · wariness · hesitation · tensing · dreading · expecting
cringe
Shrink from discomfort
- squirmTwist from discomfort
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- self-consciousnessUncomfortable awareness of oneself
blush · mortification · sheepishness · discomfort · grimace · flush · redden · shrink · cower · humiliation
sympathetically
With shared feeling
- compassionatelyWith caring concern
- tenderlyWith gentle care
- pityinglyWith sorrowful compassion
concernedly · painfully · vicariously · understandingly · sensitively · commiserating · sharing · feeling
flinch
Involuntary retreat from threat
ache · twinge · soreness · cringe · shudder · recoil · sharp · burn · cramp · pang
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
foreboding · nervousness · unease · anxiety · wariness · hesitation · tensing · dreading · expecting · fearing
wincinglystoically
With unemotional endurance
unflinchingly · impassively · unblinkingly · imperturbably · without flinching
wincinglycomposedly
In unruffled fashion
calmly · coolly · collectedly · serenely · placidly
wincinglyboldly
With fearless confidence
confidently · fearlessly · unhesitatingly · dauntlessly · intrepidly