Thesaurus: twinge

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1. v. i. To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
2. v. i. To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains.
3. v. i. To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.
4. n. A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
5. n. A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side.
6. n. a sudden sharp feeling
7. n. a sharp stab of pain
8. v. cause a stinging pain
9. v. feel a sudden sharp, local pain
10. v. squeeze tightly between the fingers
11. To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer akeen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.