1
: a sudden sharp stab of pain
2
: a moral or emotional pang
a twinge of conscience
a twinge of sympathy
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.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
With the looming threat of grizzly bears in the area and a waning light, a twinge of panic began to set in.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
Rory Doherty, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
When Bradish gave up his first hit of the night, the air occupied by the Orioles faithful twinged.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
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Noun
Even folks who seem to have it all together, like Ron’s slick CEO Jeff (Lou Diamond Phillips), only ever seem one twinge of embarrassment away from falling off the deep end.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
With the looming threat of grizzly bears in the area and a waning light, a twinge of panic began to set in.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
In the film, Grainier is perennially haunted by the man’s ghost, his face staring passively at Grainier whenever his conscience twinges at the clearly distorted justice of American civilization on the verge of consolidating its modern morality.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
When Bradish gave up his first hit of the night, the air occupied by the Orioles faithful twinged.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
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“Twinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twinge. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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