Grimace vs. Wince — What's the Difference?

An ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement

Wince (28 April 1996 – 2016) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from June 1998 to May 1999 she ran nine times and won four races.

Make a grimace

To shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; flinch.

A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust.

A shrinking or startled movement or gesture.

To make a sharp contortion of the face.

A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.

A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.

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.

(obsolete) Affectation, pretence.

(intransitive) To flinch as if in pain or distress.

(intransitive) To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.

(transitive) To wash (cloth), dip it in dye, etc., with the use of a wince.

A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face.

To kick or flounce when unsteady or impatient.

To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces.

To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.

A contorted facial expression;

To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces.

Contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state;

The act of one who winces.

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.

The facial expression of sudden pain

A reflex response to sudden pain

Draw back, as with fear or pain;

Make a face indicating disgust or dislike;