1
: a sudden sharp stab of pain
2
: a moral or emotional pang
a twinge of conscience
a twinge of sympathy
Synonyms
Examples of twinge in a Sentence
Noun
He felt a twinge of arthritis when he stood up.
I still feel an occasional twinge in my leg from the accident.
I felt a twinge of guilt.
Recent Examples on the Web
John Vorwald, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024
Holmberg — who works in group ticket sales for the San Jose Sharks — admitted to feeling some twinge of sadness about his playing career ending.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
What follows is a delightfully breezy action flick that may even carry twinges of genre nostalia.
—Gwen Ihnat and Kevin Jaconsen, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2023
Like her outfit, her makeup had a twinge of darkness, from her smoky lids to her ultra-long eyelash extensions, which practically reached her temples.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
The term is a catch-all that covers everything from a small twinge to a full-on rupture.
—Nicole Wetsman, Popular Science, 24 May 2023
Even as a child in the 1960s, Jan Davis felt a twinge of resentment about her hometown, Huntsville, Ala., being overlooked.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023
Pregnancy is full of new sensations, from unfamiliar aches and pains to those twinges in your stomach when your baby decides to give your belly a kick from within.
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 10 Aug. 2023
Fleeting moments that would play as filler in a lesser film seem to contain entire lifetimes of complex, conflicting emotion: The tears Rachel and her sister share at the birth of the latter’s baby, for example, feel joyous, but also freighted with past sorrow and a twinge of guilt.
—Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2022
Dominic Armato, azcentral, 6 Dec. 2019
Noun
With a setup this lavish, even Jack might feel a twinge of envy.
—John Vorwald, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024
Holmberg — who works in group ticket sales for the San Jose Sharks — admitted to feeling some twinge of sadness about his playing career ending.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
What follows is a delightfully breezy action flick that may even carry twinges of genre nostalia.
—Gwen Ihnat and Kevin Jaconsen, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2023
Like her outfit, her makeup had a twinge of darkness, from her smoky lids to her ultra-long eyelash extensions, which practically reached her temples.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
The term is a catch-all that covers everything from a small twinge to a full-on rupture.
—Nicole Wetsman, Popular Science, 24 May 2023
Even as a child in the 1960s, Jan Davis felt a twinge of resentment about her hometown, Huntsville, Ala., being overlooked.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023
Pregnancy is full of new sensations, from unfamiliar aches and pains to those twinges in your stomach when your baby decides to give your belly a kick from within.
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 10 Aug. 2023
Fleeting moments that would play as filler in a lesser film seem to contain entire lifetimes of complex, conflicting emotion: The tears Rachel and her sister share at the birth of the latter’s baby, for example, feel joyous, but also freighted with past sorrow and a twinge of guilt.
—Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2022
Verb
The twist, however, is the sauce — a rich, steaming hot broth twinged with tomato and a gentle chile buzz that more closely resembles a soup.
—Dominic Armato, azcentral, 6 Dec. 2019
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“Twinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twinge. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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