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noun

ˈpaŋ How to pronounce pang (audio)
Definition of pangnext
as in ache
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon

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verb

as in to pain

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Recent Examples of pang
Noun
To compensate for winter’s period of lean rations, however, flatties gorge in spring to ease their wake-up hunger pangs and again in fall to gain weight like bears preparing for hibernation. — Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026 Cristina and her husband, Gary, have been cooking Argentinian cuisine there for 25 years, easing hunger pangs of celebrities, local legends and average consumers alike. — Jenna Thompson june 16, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
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 All Example Sentences for pang
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pang
  1. ache
  2. pain
  3. tingle
  4. sting
  5. twinge
  6. stab
  7. hurt
Noun
  • Other signs include vomiting, body aches, headache, low-grade fever and other flu-like symptoms.
    — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Eating snacks, going over adjustments with coaches and stretching out body aches are par for the course, as during any other halftime break.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of ache
Verb
  • Adelman was pained by his Kings exit.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • But as a catcher, he’s used to pain.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
Definition of pain
Noun
  • Fruit extracts clarify excess oil and buildup, while a cooling mint complex and menthol deliver a refreshing tingle, leaving your scalp feeling clean, balanced, and freshly reset.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 June 2026
  • In the case of Putnam County, that tingle is a roar — our collective sense that the fraud there goes back decades.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
Definition of tingle
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  • Symptoms of smoke inhalation include coughing, trouble breathing, wheezing, asthma attacks, stinging eyes, scratchy throat, runny nose and irritated sinuses, headaches, tiredness, chest pain and a fast heartbeat.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • But that came before Williams’ stinging comments about the settlement between the Justice Department and IRS.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of sting
Noun
  • Back in Carletonville, Shalom felt a twinge of regret.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026
  • Known to stir up a twinge of anxiety due to the organization’s track record selecting talent in the first round of the NBA Draft, the annual rite of summer has arrived.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
Definition of twinge
Verb
  • DaSilva is then seen approaching a man sitting on an electrical box and is captured making stabbing motions at the man, who ran away and was later found with fatal stab wounds, police say.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Jordan Harbst, 25, was ambushed and stabbed to death early July 6 while riding a scooter home along the Greenbelt, prosecutors said.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026
Definition of stab
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  • One piece of mail from the United Democracy Project quotes comments from Twitch streamer and El-Sayed fan Hasan Piker, such as a dark joke about 9/11, that Third Way tried to use months ago to hurt the progressive.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • Hasek said the removal of services at the store would hurt the community.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
Definition of hurt

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