Definition of pang Pang
/pæˈŋ/ - [pang] - pang
We found 11 definitions of pang from 5 different sources.
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What does pang mean?
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NounPlural: pangs |
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| pang - a sharp spasm of pain | ||
| hurting, pain a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" | ||
| birth pangs, labor pains, labour pains a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth | ||
| pang - a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" | ||
| stab, twinge | ||
| 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" | ||
| pang - a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" | ||
| sting | ||
| hurting, pain a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pang (n.)
A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death. - pang (v. t.)
To torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pang
pang, v.t. (Scot.) to cram, stuff with food -
pang
pang, n. a violent but not long-continued pain: a sudden and bitter feeling of sorrow: a throe.—v.t. to cause a pang, to torture.—adj. Pang′less, free from pain. [A form of prong, prob. modified by confusion with Fr. poing, a fist—L. pugnus, the fist.]
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🔤- pang, noun, singular of pangs.
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