Definition of twinges Twinges

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What does twinges mean?

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Noun Plural: twinges
twinge - a sharp stab of pain
		pain sensation, painful sensation, pain a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"
twinge - a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
		pang, stab
		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"
Verb twinges, twinging, twinged
twinge - feel a sudden sharp, local pain
		ache, hurt, suffer have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
twinge - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
		prick, sting
		ache, hurt, suffer have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"
		prickle, prick make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn; "The nurse pricked my finger to get a small blood sample"
twinge - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
		pinch, squeeze, tweet, nip, twitch
		grip hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
		goose give a spurt of fuel to; "goose the car"
		tweak pinch or squeeze sharply

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twinge (Noun)
A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
twinge (Noun)
A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side.
twinge (Verb)
To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
twinge (Verb)
To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains.
twinge (Verb)
To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.

twinge (v. i.)
To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
twinge (v. i.)
To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains.
twinge (v. i.)
To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.
twinge (n.)
A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
twinge (n.)
A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side.

twinge
twinj, v.t. to twitch or pinch: to affect with a sharp, sudden pain.—v.i. to have or suffer a sudden, sharp pain, like a twitch.—n. a twitch, a pinch: a sudden, sharp pain. [M. E. twingen, cog. with Ger. zwingen, to constrain; also with Ger. zwangen, to press.]