different between grinch vs wince

English

Etymology

Named after the main character in a children's book by Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???nt?/
• Rhymes: -?nt?

Noun

grinch (plural grinches)

1. A grouch or killjoy.
2. A person who aggressively sets out to ruin the Christmas holidays for others.

Synonyms

• (grouch or killjoy): grouch, killjoy, spoilsport; see also Thesaurus:spoilsport

Derived terms

• grinchsome

Coordinate terms

• scrooge

English

Etymology

From Middle English wincen, winchen, from Anglo-Norman *wenchir, Old Northern French *wenchier (compare Old French guenchir), from Frankish *wenkjan, from Proto-Germanic *wankjan. See also German winken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w?ns/
• Rhymes: -?ns

Noun

wince (plural winces)

1. A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.
2. A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment at will.

Translations

Verb

wince (third-person singular simple present winces, present participle wincing, simple past and past participle winced)

1. (intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.
2. (transitive) To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.
3. To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.

Translations

See also

• cringe