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twinge  (twnj)

n.

1. A sharp, sudden physical pain. See Synonyms at pain.

2. A mental or emotional pain: a twinge of guilt.

v. twinged, twing·ing, twing·es

v.tr.

1. To cause to feel a sharp pain.

2. Obsolete To tweak; pinch.

v.intr.

To feel a twinge or twinges.

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[From Middle English twengen, to pinch, from Old English twengan.]

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twinge [twɪndʒ]

n

1. a sudden brief darting or stabbing pain

2. a sharp emotional pang a twinge of conscience

vb

1. to have or cause to have a twinge

2. (tr) Obsolete to pinch; tweak

[Old English twengan to pinch; related to Old High German zwengen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twinge - a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" pang, stab feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" guilt pang - pangs of feeling guilty
	2.	twinge - a sharp stab of pain                 pain sensation, painful sensation, pain - a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"
Verb	1.	twinge - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" prick, sting ache, hurt, suffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?" prickle, prick - cause a prickling sensation
	2.	twinge - feel a sudden sharp, local pain       ache, hurt, suffer - feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?"
	3.	twinge - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" nip, pinch, tweet, twitch, squeeze grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel" goose - pinch in the buttocks; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl" tweak - pinch or squeeze sharply

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twinge

noun

1. pang, twitch, tweak, throe (rare), twist I would have twinges of guilt occasionally.

2. pain, sharp pain, gripe, stab, bite, twist, stitch, pinch, throb, twitch, prick, spasm, tweak, tic the occasional twinge of indigestion

Translations

twinge [twɪndʒ] N (= pain) → dolor m agudo
a twinge of pain → una punzada de dolor, un dolor agudo
I've been having twinges of conscience → he tenido remordimientos de conciencia

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twinge [ˈtwɪndʒ] n

[pain] → élancement m

[conscience] to have twinges of conscience → être en proie à des problèmes de conscience
to have twinges of guilt → être en proie à des sentiments coupables

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twinge

n (of pain) → Zucken nt, → leichtes Stechen; a twinge of pain → ein zuckender Schmerz; my back still gives me the occasional twinge → ich spüre gelegentlich noch ein Stechen im Rücken; a twinge of rheumatism → rheumatisches Reißen; a twinge of regret → leichtes Bedauern; a twinge of conscience/remorse → Gewissensbisse pl

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twinge [twɪndʒ] n (of pain) → fitta
a twinge of regret/sadness/conscience → una punta di rimpianto/tristezza/rimorso
I've been having twinges of conscience → ho i rimorsi di coscienza

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twinge [twɪndʒ] n (of pain) → fitta
a twinge of regret/sadness/conscience → una punta di rimpianto/tristezza/rimorso
I've been having twinges of conscience → ho i rimorsi di coscienza

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twinge

n twinge [twindʒ]

a sudden sharp pain He felt a twinge (of pain) in his neck; a twinge of regret. skerp gevoel وَخْز ، ألم شَديد مُفاجِئ силна внезапна болка bodnutí; hryznutí stik das Stechen σουβλιά punzada, dolor agudo, pinchazo (valu)jutt, (valu)juga درد شدید و کوتاه مدت vihlaisu élancement כְּאֵב חַד दर्द žiganje, probadanje szúró fájdalom rasa nyeri stingur fitta うずき 쑤시는 듯한 아픔 dieglys, staigus aštrus skausmas asa nožēla sakit yg menusuk scheut stikk (av smerte) ukłucie pontada junghi, tresărire резкая боль; приступ bodanie; hryzenie zbadanje probadanje hugg, stick, styng อาการปวดฉับพลันและรุนแรง anî ve keskin sancı 劇痛 напад болю اچانک تيز درد cơn đau nhói 剧痛