To flinch or grimace briefly from pain, shock, or embarrassment.

• To shrink back slightly as if avoiding something unpleasant.

A brief flinch or pained grimace.

• A sudden shrinking movement in response to discomfort.

A reel or winch used to dip or wash cloth in dyeing.

• A textile machine that lets cloth descend into dye pits.

To wash or dye cloth using a wince reel.

• To dip fabric by winding and lowering it in a vat.

Of a person or animal, to kick or toss about impatiently.

• To flounce or thrash when unsteady.