[
UK
/twˈɪndʒ/
]
[ US /ˈtwɪndʒ/ ]
[ US /ˈtwɪndʒ/ ]
VERB
- feel a sudden sharp, local pain
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squeeze tightly between the fingers
She squeezed the bottle
He pinched her behind -
cause a stinging pain
The needle pricked his skin
NOUN
- a sharp stab of pain
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a sudden sharp feeling
she felt a stab of excitement
pangs of regret
twinges of conscience
How To Use twinge In A Sentence
- Those brought up in the punk rock era will have a twinge of nostalgia for the days when it was a badge of honour to be gobbed on by your idols.
- Man with just a passing twinge of shame.
- Suffice it to say that if I feel any kind of twinge, I wait awhile to see if it's worth the time investment to go. Stupid question.
- However, the bi-polar Albert Square resident is in for a fright when she feels a "twinge" in her tummy and worries she is losing the baby. Femalefirst.co.uk - Celebrity Gossip + Lifestyle Magazine
- He took some time to examine the still-healing wound on her leg that still gave her twinges of pain when pressed.
- One stoical person’s mild twinge is another, more sensitive patient’s agony. On a scale of one to ten...
- A sharp twinge of pain caused him to take in a hissing breath in an effort to resist temptation of crying out as she found the spot.
- First off, it is kind of unsurprising that you, a rightwinger, would whine about Clinton. Think Progress » Congressman Attacks Liberal ‘Backbiters’ And ‘Naysayers’ For Criticizing Failed Missile Defense
- It was not a blind, stabbing pain, but just a throb and a twinge.
- I look forward to her future with uncertainty, I look to her past with a twinge of nostalgia.