Pang - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pæŋ|  American pronunciation of the word pang
Brit.  |pæŋ|  British pronunciation of the word pang

noun

- a sudden sharp feeling (syn: stab, twinge)
pangs of regret
- a mental pain or distress (syn: sting)
a pang of conscience
- a sharp spasm of pain

Extra examples

...those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon...

The news of your misfortune panged me to the innermost of my heart.

She felt a sudden pang of guilt.

She remembered not without a pang that...

Ian felt a pang of conscience at having misjudged her.

Polly felt a sharp pang of jealousy when she saw Paul with Suzanne.

She felt a pang of remorse for what she had done.

Claudia felt a deep pang of sorrow for the woman.

Word forms

noun
singular: pang
plural: pangs
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