ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WINCE
(Earlier (C13) meaning: to kick): via Old French wencier, guenchir to avoid, from Germanic; compare Old Saxon wenkian, Old High German wenken.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WINCE
PRESENT
Present
I wince
you wince
he/she/it winces
we wince
you wince
they wince
Present continuous
I am wincing
you are wincing
he/she/it is wincing
we are wincing
you are wincing
they are wincing
Present perfect
I have winced
you have winced
he/she/it has winced
we have winced
you have winced
they have winced
Present perfect continuous
I have been wincing
you have been wincing
he/she/it has been wincing
we have been wincing
you have been wincing
they have been wincing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I winced
you winced
he/she/it winced
we winced
you winced
they winced
Past continuous
I was wincing
you were wincing
he/she/it was wincing
we were wincing
you were wincing
they were wincing
Past perfect
I had winced
you had winced
he/she/it had winced
we had winced
you had winced
they had winced
Past perfect continuous
I had been wincing
you had been wincing
he/she/it had been wincing
we had been wincing
you had been wincing
they had been wincing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will wince
you will wince
he/she/it will wince
we will wince
you will wince
they will wince
Future continuous
I will be wincing
you will be wincing
he/she/it will be wincing
we will be wincing
you will be wincing
they will be wincing
Future perfect
I will have winced
you will have winced
he/she/it will have winced
we will have winced
you will have winced
they will have winced
Future perfect continuous
I will have been wincing
you will have been wincing
he/she/it will have been wincing
we will have been wincing
you will have been wincing
they will have been wincing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would wince
you would wince
he/she/it would wince
we would wince
you would wince
they would wince
Conditional continuous
I would be wincing
you would be wincing
he/she/it would be wincing
we would be wincing
you would be wincing
they would be wincing
Conditional perfect
I would have wince
you would have wince
he/she/it would have wince
we would have wince
you would have wince
they would have wince
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been wincing
you would have been wincing
he/she/it would have been wincing
we would have been wincing
you would have been wincing
they would have been wincing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you wince
we let´s wince
you wince
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
wincing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
7 QUOTES WITH «WINCE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
wince.
I think that my regrets mostly have to do with my relationship with my ex-girlfriend. Every once in a while, you get those flashback memories of conversations you had with your exes, and you just, like, wince when you're walking down the street. Something occurs to you, 'Oh, no, I said that.'
Looking back, I wince at the careless way I tossed out my opinions.
I have a hard time listening to things I've recorded. I don't necessarily go back and enjoy it. Occasionally I'll have the iPod on shuffle and something will come on. Nine times out of ten I'll wince and go on to the next one.
People wince when something is in bad taste. They laugh when it's funny. If it's too dirty or wrong, they won't laugh. But if it's a big, dirty, smart, funny laugh, they love it.
Sometimes, on a personal level, I wince.
There are scenes here and effects here that would make George S. Patton wince.
There's a certain edge about cruelty. If you're honest about it, most people wince, but say it had to be said.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINCE»
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wince in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wince and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
By Bob Trott and Ephraim Schwartz microsoft last week formally introduced an
upgrade to its variant of Windows for handheld devices, Windows CE 2.0, with a
raft of development tool updates. Hoping to spark development for WinCE 2.0, ...
2
On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2005: CoopIS, ...
Test configurations for memory footprint measurements on PC 744 T. Sivaharan,
G. Blair, and G. Coulson. Config- Descriptions Environment No 1 Topic based P/
S over IP Multicast WinCE, WLAN 2 Topic based P/S over Prob. Multicast overlay
...
R. Meersman, Zahir Tari, 2005
3
Applied Computing, Computer Science, and Advanced ...
First International Conference on Future Computer and Communication, FCC
2009, Wuhan, China, June 6-7, 2009. Proceedings Luo Qi. Development of USB
Device Driver in WinCE.Net Ping Wang and Na Zhang Dept. electronic
information ...
4
Advances in Digital Forensics IV
This paper describes techniques for data concealment and recovery from devices
running Windows CE (WinCE) [9], one of the most popular operating systems for
handheld devices. A case study involving data hidden in the slack memory of a ...
Indrajit Ray, Sujeet Shenoi, 2008
"Yer hcv been so nice this evenin' that I won't give yer ther chance ov gitting tired
ov me like some other folks," and, casting a coy look on Gaston, and a scornful
one on Wince, she half ran past them towards her home. The men stood looking
...
6
A Standard History of Kosciusko County, Indiana: An ...
She and her family have always had deep religious experiences, and Mrs. Wince
for many years has been identified with the Age to Come Adventists. On March
13, 1867, at the home of her father in Washington Township she was married to ...
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Novell ZENworks 7 Suite Administrator's Handbook
WinCE Client Configuration Policy The WinCE Client Configuration policy allows
the administrator to configure whether the client should prompt the user at
synchronization time for her username and password. The configuration to
prompt for ...
Brad Dayley, Ron Tanner, 2005
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Electronic Medical Records: A Guide for Clinicians and ...
Another type of hand-held computer is the Windows CE (WinCE) computer.
These computers use the Windows CE operating system, which provides
functions familiar to Windows users. WinCE machines come in several sizes that
range from ...
9
Greetings to Our Friends in Brazil
It dawns On you what she had in mind And there is nothing you can do but wince,
Wince through the reading, Wince back to the hotel, Sit up in bed late into the
night wincing; Draining your bladder; The Chicago Waterstone's; Draining your ...
10
Life is a Dream: 40 Years Reading Poems 1967-2007
And there is nothing you can do but wince, Wince through the reading, \Vinoe
back to the hotel, Sit up in bed late into the night wincing; Draining your bladder;
The Chicago Waterstone's; Draining your bladder; The Robert Frost Silk Farm; ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINCE»
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wince is used in the context of the following news items.
Gosselin: One bad thing about trading prospects is some become …
When a baseball team trades prospects, I wince. I'm from Detroit and have a long memory. My hometown Tigers felt they were a player away in 1987. Detroit ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
'Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!' review: Turn off your brain and wince
Syfy knows we come to this only for the sharks, cameos, chain saws, acting -- the worse, the better -- and dialogue so sublimely inept that even the sharks wince ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
Laser eye surgery live: You'll need a strong stomach to watch this …
Laser eye surgery live: You'll need a strong stomach to watch this wince-inducing video. 09:30, 15 June 2015; By Kara O'Neill ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
This Heartwarming #killallwhitemen Story Will Make You Laugh …
This Heartwarming #killallwhitemen Story Will Make You Laugh, Wince and Puke. 0. max-benwell. by James Delingpole22 May 20150. Heartwarming ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
Watch extreme eater wince as he demolishes 8000 calorie, 2kg …
It's certainly quick, but doesn't look like munch fun when the 'world number two competitive eater' demolishes a 2kg monster burrito in less than two minutes. «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
Face of Defense: Special Olympics Volunteer Wears Many Hats
KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss., May 6, 2015 – For the past eight years, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Billy Wince has been passionate about his commitment to the ... «Department of Defense, May 15»
Derek Hough winces as Nastia Liukin shows off dancer's legs at …
But Nastia Liukin showed she has a healthy set of legs while arriving for Dancing With The Stars rehearsals on Thursday. The 25-year-old gymnast flaunted her ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
Here's Why You Wince at Wasabi
The protein (formal moniker: TRPA1) is found in sensory nerve cells, and it's what causes you to tear up, wince or scratch in response to the green stuff—and to ... «Smithsonian, Apr 15»
Prepare to wince: man hit in crotch with axe during school physics …
In the clip, which you can watch above, a man lies on the ground while holding a breeze block on his chest. He is straddled by another man, who holds an axe ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
Southeast Asian borrowers wince as deflation looms
JAKARTA, - Loans to businesses and households in Southeast Asia are growing at their slowest pace in five years, but the region's most indebted economies ... «Reuters UK, Mar 15»
