Twinge - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |twɪndʒ|  American pronunciation of the word twinge
Brit.  |twɪn(d)ʒ|  British pronunciation of the word twinge

noun

- a sudden sharp feeling (syn: pang, stab)
twinges of conscience
- a sharp stab of pain

verb

- cause a stinging pain (syn: prick, sting)
- feel a sudden sharp, local pain
- squeeze tightly between the fingers (syn: nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twitch)

Extra examples

He felt a twinge of arthritis when he stood up.

I still feel an occasional twinge in my leg from the accident.

I felt a twinge of guilt.

I must admit to a twinge of envy.

The old wound twinged him.

I felt a twinge of pain in my back.

I felt a twinge of envy when I saw them together.

He felt a sharp twinge of guilt for not taking the trouble to visit her.

Word forms

noun
singular: twinge
plural: twinges
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