Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter
  1. Word Games
  2. Word of the Day
  3. New Words & Slang
  4. Video
 

twinge

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) twinge (verb)
  2. 2) twinge (noun)

1twinge

verb \ˈtwinj\
twingedtwing·ing\ˈtwin-jiŋ\ or twinge·ing

Definition of TWINGE

transitive verb
1
dialect : pluck, tweak
2
: to affect with a sharp pain or pang
intransitive verb
: to feel a sudden sharp local pain
See twinge defined for kids »

Origin of TWINGE

Middle English twengen, from Old English twengan; akin to Old High German zwengen to pinch
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with TWINGE

binge, cringe, dinge, fringe, hinge, singe, springe, swinge, tinge, whinge

Learn More About TWINGE

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: twingle
Previous Word in the Dictionary: twinflower
All Words Near: twinge

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up twinge? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).