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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.