Twinge

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sharp, sudden physical pain. See Synonyms at pain.
  • n. A mental or emotional pain: a twinge of guilt.
  • v. To cause to feel a sharp pain.
  • v. Obsolete To tweak; pinch.
  • verb-intransitive. To feel a twinge or twinges.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
  • n. A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side.
  • v. To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
  • v. To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains.
  • v. To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
  • v. To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains.
  • verb-intransitive. To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain.
  • n. A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
  • n. A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To press; constrain; oppress; affiict.
  • To pull with a sharp, pinching jerk; tweak; twitch.
  • To torment with sharp, darting pains; sting: said of physical or mental pain.
  • To have a sharp, jerking pain, like a twitch; suffer a keen, shooting pain.
  • n. A nipping or pinching; a twitch; a tweak.
  • n. A sharp, darting pain of momentary continuance; a pang, physical or mental.
  • n. Synonyms See pain and agony.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cause a stinging pain
  • v. feel a sudden sharp, local pain
  • v. squeeze tightly between the fingers
  • n. a sharp stab of pain
  • n. a sudden sharp feeling
  • Verb Form
    twinged    twinges    twinging   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hurt    ache    suffer    painful sensation    pain    pain sensation   
    Form
    twinged    twinging   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    pinch    tweak    twitch    paid   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Inge    binge    cringe    fringe    hinge    impinge    infringe    minge    singe    syringe   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pang    stab    spasm    undercurrent    flicker    tremor    tinge    jolt    qualm    surge