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Winking vs Wincing - What's the difference?

winking | wincing |

As verbs the difference between winking and wincing

is that winking is present participle of lang=en while wincing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between winking and wincing

is that winking is the act of one who winks while wincing is the act by which someone winces; a grimace.

winking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who winks.
  • * 1828 , The Harvard Register: no. I-XII, March, 1827-Feb. 1828 (page 153)
    • I have known some happy spirits, who could sit for hours, when no other amusement presented, and talk of the winkings and squintings, they had lately been so eagle-eyed, as to detect between some innocent couple

    wincing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which someone winces; a grimace.
  • * (Walt Whitman)
    • poverties, wincings , and sulky retreats