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UK
/pˈæŋ/
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[ US /ˈpæŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈpæŋ/ ]
NOUN
- a sharp spasm of pain
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a sudden sharp feeling
she felt a stab of excitement
pangs of regret
twinges of conscience -
a mental pain or distress
a pang of conscience
How To Use pang In A Sentence
- I dreamt last night that I went out for a drink with biscuitware and that halfway through the night he suddenly jumped up from his seat to perform an all-singing all-dancing musical number, accompanied by a well-rehearsed large chorus all in spangly costume. The One That's Still Making Me Chuckle
- Guardian International correspondent Jonathan Steele called Bush's and Blair's denial of the horrors attending the Iraq civil war "Panglossian" - referring to the ever optimistic Dr. Pangloss of Voltaire's novel Candide who, at every disaster, proclaims that ours is the best of all possible worlds. Surge to Purge: The 80% Solution in Iraq
- I duly surrendered my little device, only to feel a sudden pang of panic on my way back to my seat. Times, Sunday Times
- As Hayden recalled the velvety softness of her breast against his palm, a pang of guilt stabbed him. One Night Of Scandal
- Present receivings and comforts are consistent with a great many groans; not as the pangs of one dying, but as the throes of a woman in travail -- groans that are symptoms of life, not of death. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)
- They banged out `The star-spangled banner'
- Kahit na blimps ay mabagal, carry maliit na timbang, at nangangailangan ng malaking hangars sa bahay ang mga ito, ang isang kumpanya ng Aleman ay magkaroon ng isang ahas-tanga tulad ng disenyo na overcomes ang ilan sa mga shortcomings upang magbigay ng isang bapor sa hangin pangangasiwa na maaaring manatili aloft para sa araw. Ideonexus.com »2,009» Disyembre
- The prose is strewn with biblical and poetic tags and pang full of rhetorical devices.
- He had no pangs of guilt '. Times, Sunday Times
- Most visibly, it has transformed the British day out - you can't visit even the most two-bit town these days without tripping over its spangly new heritage centre or interactive museum.