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Definition of Twinge
1. Noun. A sudden sharp feeling. "Twinges of conscience"
2. Verb. Cause a stinging pain. "The needle pricked his skin"
Generic synonyms: Ache, Hurt, Suffer
Specialized synonyms: Prick, Prickle
Derivative terms: Sting, Stinger, Stinger, Stinging
3. Noun. A sharp stab of pain.
4. Verb. Feel a sudden sharp, local pain.
5. Verb. Squeeze tightly between the fingers. "They twinge the trees"; "She squeezed the bottle"
Generic synonyms: Grip
Specialized synonyms: Goose, Tweak
Derivative terms: Nipper, Pinch, Squeeze, Squeeze
Definition of Twinge
1. v. i. To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
2. v. i. To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.
3. n. A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
Definition of Twinge
1. Noun. A pinch; a tweak; a twitch. ¹
2. Noun. A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side. ¹
3. Verb. To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak. ¹
4. Verb. To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains. ¹
5. Verb. To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Twinge
1. to affect with a sharp pain [v TWINGED, TWINGING or TWINGEING, TWINGES]
Medical Definition of Twinge
1. A sudden momentary sharp pain. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twinge
Literary usage of Twinge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839 by Fanny Kemble (1864)
"... severe twinge at the heart. DEAREST E ,—I am afraid my letters must be becoming
very wearisome to you; for if, as the copy-book runs, ..."
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