Twinge

noun

/twɪnd͡ʒ/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounA pinch; a tweak; a twitch.

2.nounA sudden sharp pain.

"I got a twinge in my arm."

3.verbTo pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.

4.verbTo affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains.

5.verbTo have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain.

"My side twinges."

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