pang

noun

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\ ˈpaŋ

Definition of pang

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

pang

verb

panged; panging; pangs

Definition of pang (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to cause to have pangs : torment

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Examples of pang in a Sentence

Noun those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun For a moment, that thought gave me a pang of betrayal. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2022 But there was also a pang in the pit of my stomach. — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2021 Nonetheless, there will surely be a pang of regret felt at Old Trafford if Lingard, Martial and van de Beek all go on to shine for another club having struggled so badly for Manchester United. — Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022 Yet for all of Anderson’s effort to place his film in a New York free of modern markers, one pang of recognition was unintended but unavoidable. — New York Times, 14 Dec. 2021 New Year’s Day 2021 started with a pang of sadness for Aida Bueno. — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2021 Shiv, who leads the siblings’ charge, feels a pang of envy that their dad has kept her brother closer all season and moves to sweet-talk him in the room. — Hunter Harris, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2021 One wonders whether the seafarers were drawn as much by a subconscious pang of obligation as by the ethereality of the music. — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2021 There’s my family, brave and resilient and hurting with the constant pang of distance. — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 24 Nov. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb 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. — Dylan Owens, The Know, 16 Feb. 2017 See More

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