Definition of twinge - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
painsudden sharp physical pain
- He felt a twinge in his knee after running.
2.
emotionbrief experience of emotion
- She felt a twinge of guilt after lying..
Verb
1.
paintr. cause a sharp, sudden paintr.
- The cold wind twinged my face.
2.
sensationintr. feel a sudden sharp, local painintr.
- He twinged as the needle went in.
Expressions with twinge
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sudden, short feeling of wishing something was different
She felt a twinge of regret after leaving the party.
Origin of twinge
Old English, twengan (to pinch)
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pain
sudden sharp pain or twinge
Examples of twinge in a sentence
He winced at the sudden twinge in his shoulder. A twinge of sadness hit him when he saw the old photo. He felt a twinge of jealousy seeing his friend succeed. The sudden movement twinged his back. Her ankle twinged painfully after the fall. She twinged at the sudden cold breeze.
His ankle twinged painfully after the fall.
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- French:pointe, élancer, ...
- German:Stich, stechen, ...
- Italian:fitta, pizzicare, ...
- Spanish:punzada, punzar, ...
- Portuguese:pontada, causar uma dor aguda, ...
- Chinese:一阵剧痛, 引起疼痛, ...
- Japanese:ズキッとした痛み, 痛みを与える, ...
- Arabic:وَخْزَة, وَخَزَ, ...
- Hebrew:דְּקִירָה, לִצְבּוֹט, ...
- Russian:укол, обжечь, ...
- Ukrainian:поколювання, вколоти, ...
- Hindi:चुभन, तीव्र दर्द देना, ...
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