Definition: a reflex response to sudden pain
Similar words: start, startle, jump
Definition: a sudden involuntary movement
Usage: he awoke with a start
Synonyms: wince
Definition: the facial expression of sudden pain
Similar words: facial expression, facial gesture
Definition: a gesture executed with the facial muscles
Synonyms: wince
Definition: make a face indicating disgust or dislike
Usage: She winced when she heard his pompous speech
Similar words: grimace, make a face, pull a face
Definition: contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
Usage: He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do
Synonyms: cringe, wince, squinch, shrink, flinch, funk, quail, recoil
Definition: draw back, as with fear or pain
Usage: she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right