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Word: twinge (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
  • A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side.

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Verb:

  • To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains.
  • To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.
  • To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.

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