twinge

noun

\ ˈtwinj

Definition of twinge

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a sudden sharp stab of pain

2 : a moral or emotional pang a twinge of conscience a twinge of sympathy

twinge

verb

twinged; twinging\ ˈtwin-jiŋ

\ or twingeing

Definition of twinge (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

1 dialect : pluck, tweak

2 : to affect with a sharp pain or pang

intransitive verb

: to feel a sudden sharp local pain

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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. I must admit to a twinge of envy.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

The Escapist Clutch The first twinge of spring is sure to stir a bit of wanderlust. — Vogue, "5 Spring Essentials to Stock Up On," 19 Mar. 2019 So watching Hulu's PEN15, a coming-of-age comedy following two seventh grade girls in the year 2000, was a mixed experience: The rush of seeing the early aughts return, the uncomfortable twinges from remembering the growing pains of those years. — Bonnie Stiernberg, Glamour, "I Wish Every Teen Girl Would Watch Hulu's PEN15," 10 Mar. 2019 Anyone who knows anything about the Romanovs should feel a twinge of foreboding. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "What's the Story With The Romanoffs Controversial Opening Credits?," 27 Oct. 2018 And so the world felt a twinge of pride when Virgin Galactic succeeded today, reaching the lower edge of suborbital space with SpaceShipTwo. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "The Virgin Galactic Hype Totally Misses the Point," 13 Dec. 2018 See: Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow's British twinges and, more recently, Lindsay Lohan's bizarre, vaguely Eastern European dialect. — Andrea Park, Glamour, "People Are Now Even More Convinced That Meghan Markle Has Taken on a Slight British Accent," 26 Sep. 2018 See: Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow's British twinges and Lindsay Lohan's vaguely Eastern European dialect that popped up a couple years ago. — Andrea Park, Teen Vogue, "People Think Meghan Markle Is Speaking with a British Accent," 26 Sep. 2018 Even with their 11-4 record, the Pirates must feel a twinge of regret. — Si.com Staff, SI.com, "Nine Innings: David Price's New Vantage Point, Joe Mauer's Hall of Fame Candidacy and a Possible Reboot of the '86 Postseason," 16 Apr. 2018 Tell me this doesn't give you a twinge of nostalgia. — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, "Brace Yourselves For Timothée Chalamet & Steve Carrell In First Beautiful Boy Trailer," 27 June 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Over time, all that stress catches up to you, leaving the front of your shoulder joints twinging with every rep. — Lauren Bedosky, SELF, "Why Your Wrists and Shoulders Hurt During Push-Ups and Planks—and How to Fix It," 3 Sep. 2017 A few minutes later, when his crossover and soaring dunk put the Warriors up 22-3, worries that Durant’s twinged calf muscle would slow him were out the window. — Anthony Slater, The Mercury News, "Warriors smack Blazers in Game 4 rout, complete dominant first round sweep," 24 Apr. 2017 Bar Botellón, named for the endlessly popular Spanish tradition of public drinking, embraces this style, offering fusion-y bites of Spanish tortilla twinged with lemon rind or crostini topped with a pimento spread. — Michael Russell | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, "Portland's 10 best* Spanish restaurants," 7 June 2017 The result is an often heartfelt, always clean set with a focus on families and small-town life, all twinged with a healthy dose of non-sequitur madness (his Instagram account, for example, consists mostly of photos of tomatoes). — Nick Vadala, Philly.com, "Comedian Joe Pera brings his grandfatherly stylings to Philadelphia this weekend," 16 June 2017

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