as in pang
a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body
felt a twinge in her knee on that cold, rainy morning
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Recent Examples of twinge
Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Below, learn why back pain can rear its head in your 30s, what might signify a more serious issue, and how to alleviate everyday twinges.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Aug. 2025
Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
His speech soon turned into a lament twinged with guilt.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
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Noun
But unlike the billions of other web-using inhabitants of planet Earth, the 72-year-old Canter feels an ever-so-slight twinge of culpability for all that digital junk that rockets across the internet each day.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Below, learn why back pain can rear its head in your 30s, what might signify a more serious issue, and how to alleviate everyday twinges.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
His speech soon turned into a lament twinged with guilt.
—Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twinge
Noun
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The album’s Bandcamp blurb shouts out Ghédalia Tarzatès, the late French composer who collaged his wails and lamentations in the endangered Ladino language to evoke pangs of existential angst.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
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Everyone’s blood sugar levels sporadically spike, and that’s normal, but keeping it steady helps prevent energy crashes, hunger pangs, and mood swings, Dardarian says.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Outside,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The disappearances also pain me.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Missing Barcelona pained Vowles and Williams as a whole.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And second, there’s the audience’s uncomfortable tingle of recognition watching Vladimir Putin’s tightening stranglehold on the Russian press.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The night seemed even darker, and a tingle ran up my spine.—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The series became a bestselling book, increasing Anderson’s profile as an incisive commentator with biting wit but very little malice.—
Jessica Lipsky,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Go for steaming mugs of coffee and omelets with crisp hashbrowns at breakfast, or bite into a juicy burger, Reuben sandwich, tuna melt or turkey club at lunch.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The device, which is cleared by the FDA for withdrawal mitigation from opioid use disorder, works by abating severe symptoms such as stomach aches, back aches, sweats, and the inability to keep food down, according to George Rizk, an executive board member with NET Recovery.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The device abates severe symptoms such as stomach aches, back aches, sweats and the inability to keep food down, according to George Rizk, an executive board member with NET Recovery.—
Bri Buckley,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The institute and federal ocean officials say those appendages, called cerata, hold the stinging cells in a concentrated form, making the slug’s sting especially potent.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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If these stinging insects are nesting in your yard, look for the things that might be attracting wasps and learn how to keep them away.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Local anglers itching to get back out on the water are about to get their wish.—
Sofi Zeman
March 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Nothing really itches my brain like a crisp white tee poking out the top of a sweater.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The rooms The ample size is a serious draw here, especially in Santa Monica, where many hotel rooms feel cramped.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Mar. 2026
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The trade cramped their spacing and closed up driving lanes for Edwards.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Twinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twinge. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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