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(twinj)

to cause to have a sudden, brief, darting pain or pang

Origin: ME twengen < OE twengan, to squeeze, press, pinch; akin to MHG twengen, to pinch, squeeze (< OHG dwengen, caus. of dwingan, to constrain) & OE thwang, a thong, prob. < IE base *tuengh-, to constrain

intransitive verb

to feel a sudden, brief, darting pain or pang

noun

a sudden, brief, darting pain or pang
a sudden, brief feeling of remorse, shame, etc.; qualm

See twinge in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A sharp, sudden physical pain. See Synonyms at pain.
A mental or emotional pain: a twinge of guilt.

verb twinged twinged, twing·ing, twing·es

verb, transitive

To cause to feel a sharp pain.
Obsolete To tweak; pinch.

verb, intransitive

To feel a twinge or twinges.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English twengen, to pinch

Origin: , from Old English twengan

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