twinge

Plural: twinges

Noun

• a sudden sharp feeling
  • "twinges of conscience"
• a sharp stab of pain
• A sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time.
• A turn, a twist.
• A sudden, sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of guilt or sadness; a pang, a paroxysm, a throe; also, a prick of the conscience.
• A sudden, sharp occurrence of something; a nip.
• Synonym of earwig (“insect of the order Dermaptera”).
• An act of pulling and twisting; a pinch, a tweak, a twitch.

Verb

Verb Forms: twinged, twinging, twingeing, twinges

• To feel a sudden, sharp, localized pain.
• cause a stinging pain
• feel a sudden sharp, local pain
• squeeze tightly between the fingers
• To have a sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, like a twitch.
• To pull and twist.
• To pull and twist (someone or something); to pinch, to tweak, to twitch, to wring.
• To affect or torment (someone, their mind, or part of their body) with one or more sudden, pinching or sharp pains; to irritate.
• To prick or stimulate (one's conscience).

Examples

• a twinge of embarrassment
• He felt a TWINGE of regret after realizing he missed a crucial bingo opportunity.
• I got a twinge in my arm.
• My side twinges if I sit too long.

Synonyms

nip, pang, pinch, prick, squeeze, stab, sting, tweet, twitch, earwig

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