Definition of pang
1 : a brief piercing spasm of pain the pangs of childbirth
2 : a sharp attack of mental anguish pangs of remorse a pang of guilt a pang of disappointment
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Examples of pang in a Sentence
those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon
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These three components sustain me through the desolate stretches, when my appetite pangs seem urgent and important.
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His poems knock the wind out of you, first with laughter, then with pangs of heartbreak.
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In their final confrontation, Chuck told his younger brother that high-minded intentions and pangs of conscience don’t matter—
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But since the first birth pangs of the AHCA, message-conscious Republicans have insisted that cost increases in the current system should be blamed on the Obama administration, not on them.
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And in her private moments Claire is obviously experiencing some new pangs.
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An actual, physical pang in my chest that elicited tender feelings.
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While the Cassini team is eagerly anticipating a new batch of science, some members are also starting to feel the first pangs of sorrow that their time at Saturn will soon come to an end.
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After all, who among us — even an only child — hasn’t felt the pang of abandonment, if not sibling rivalry, at some point?
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Origin and Etymology of pang
origin unknown
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Its sonic trappings are in vogue, but thanks in large part to front-woman Fox Rodemich’s memorable voice, which pangs around the record like a cave bellow, there’s an outlying classic quality to these songs.
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First Known Use of pang
1502
PANG Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of pang for English Language Learners
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: a sudden, strong feeling of physical or emotional pain
PANG Defined for Kids
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: a sudden sharp feeling of physical pain or emotion hunger pangs a pang or guilt
Medical Dictionary
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playMedical Definition of pang
: a brief piercing spasm of pain—see birth pang, hunger pangs
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