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twinge v
1. (intransitive)
1. To have a sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of
the body, like a twitch.
2. (obsolete except UK, dialectal) To pull and twist.
2. (transitive, obsolete)
1. (except UK, dialectal) To pull and twist (someone or
something); to pinch, to tweak, to twitch, to wring.
2. To affect or torment (someone, their mind, or part of their
body) with one or more sudden, pinching or sharp pains; to
irritate.
3. (figurative) To prick or stimulate (one's conscience).
twinge n
1. A sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body,
especially one lasting for a short time.
2. (rare, also figurative) A turn, a twist.
3. (figurative)
1. A sudden, sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as
of guilt or sadness; a pang, a paroxysm, a throe; also, a
prick of the conscience.
2. A sudden, sharp occurrence of something; a nip.
4. (UK, dialectal) Synonym of earwig ("insect of the order
Dermaptera")
5. (obsolete) An act of pulling and twisting; a pinch, a tweak, a
twitch.
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