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1. (n.) twinge
a sudden, sharp pain.
2. twinge
a mental or emotional pang.
3. (v.t.) twinge
to affect (the body or mind) with a sudden, sharp pain or pang.
4. twinge
to pinch; tweak; twitch.
5. (v.i.) twinge
to have or feel a sudden, sharp pain.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME twengen to pinch, OE twengan, c. MLG
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pang, stab, twinge
a sudden sharp feeling
"pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
2. (verb) twinge
a sharp stab of pain
3. (verb) prick, sting, twinge
cause a stinging pain
"The needle pricked his skin"
4. (verb) twinge
feel a sudden sharp, local pain
5. (verb) pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
squeeze tightly between the fingers
"He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) twinge
a pinch; a tweak; a twitch
2. (noun) twinge
a sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side
3. (verb) twinge
to pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak
4. (verb) twinge
to affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains
5. (verb) twinge
to have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges
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Sense: a sudden sharp pain
He felt a twinge (of pain) in his neck; a twinge of regret.
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 Afrikaans: skerp gevoel |
 Arabic: وَخْز ، ألم شَديد مُفاجِئ |
 Bulgarian: силна внезапна болка |
 Brazilian: pontada |
 Czech: bodnutí; hryznutí |
 German: das Stechen |
 Danish: stik |
 Greek: σουβλιά |
 Spanish: punzada, dolor agudo, pin |
 Estonian: (valu)jutt, (valu)juga |
 Farsi: درد شدید و کوتاه مدت |
 Finnish: vihlaisu |
 French: élancement |
 Hebrew: כְּאֵב חַד |
 Hindi: दर्द |
 Croatian: žiganje, probadanje |
 Hungarian: szúró fájdalom |
 Indonesian: rasa nyeri |
 Icelandic: stingur |
 Italian: fitta |
 Japanese: うずき |
 Korean: 쑤시는 듯한 아픔 |
 Lithuanian: dieglys, staigus aštrus s |
 Latvian: asa nožēla |
 Malay: sakit yg menusuk |
 Dutch: scheut |
 Norwegian: stikk (av smerte) |
 Polish: ukłucie |
 Persian: درد شدید و کوتاه مدت |
 Pashto: شدید او لنډ مهاله درد |
 Portuguese: pontada |
 Romanian: junghi, tresărire |
 Russian: резкая боль; приступ |
 Slovak: bodanie; hryzenie |
 Slovenian: zbadanje |
 Serbian: probadanje |
 Swedish: hugg, stick, styng |
 Thai: อาการปวดฉับพลันและรุนแรง |
 Turkish: anî ve keskin sancı |
 Taiwanese: 劇痛 |
 Ukrainian: напад болю |
 Urdu: اچانک تيز درد |
 Vietnamese: cơn đau nhói |
 Chinese: 剧痛 |
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