pang

¹pang

noun \ˈpaŋ\

Definition of PANG

1

: a brief piercing spasm of pain

2

: a sharp attack of mental anguish <pangs of remorse>

Examples of PANG

1. <those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon>

Origin of PANG

origin unknown

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to PANG

Synonyms: ache, pain, prick, shoot, smart, sting, stitch, throe, tingle, twinge

Related Words: discomfort, distress, soreness, tenderness; affliction, agony, anguish, misery, sufferance, suffering, torment, torture; inflammation, sore, swelling; damage, detriment, harm, hurt, injury; backache, bellyache, charley horse, colic, complaint, earache, gripe, headache, stomachache, toothache

Near Antonyms: comfort, ease, easiness

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Rhymes with PANG

bang, bhang, clang, dang, fang, Fang, gang, gangue, hang, prang, slang, spang, sprang, stang, tang, twang, whang, yang