twinged

Definition of twingednext
past tense of twinge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for twinged
Verb
  • The memory of them throbbed like a splinter that had never been removed.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The upper blocks throbbed and pulsed a deep blue, reflecting the pond’s windblown currents.
    Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The only recourse those unregulated bookmakers had when their Spidey-senses tingled was to simply stop taking bets on the suspicious game.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2022, another Kelp Krawler, Steve Bruemmer, was seriously injured while swimming, and two months later, a paddleboarder and his dog were thrown from their board but unharmed after a shark bit it from below.
    Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • He was then bit by rewarding problem children like Jalen Ramsey and Tyreek Hill with unnecessary money.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The criticism stung deeper coming from someone who avoided Vietnam military service.
    Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • His sarcasm stung almost daily, but the winning followed weekly.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • His abdomen and back ached from constant dry heaves.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
  • My heart ached for him and his mother, who held him tightly.
    Janet Rich Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • With something like military zeal, the former soldier who once itched to be on the front lines now talks up saving the world’s dwindling varieties of tomato seeds, as well as books about social inequality.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The skin around Hatchet’s eyes swelled and itched and bled.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 24 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Anger swelled again in August 2024 after the Detroit Free Press broke the story locally that the landfill was preparing to take 6,000 cubic yards of soil and concrete with elevated radioactivity from the Niagara Falls Storage Site in Lewiston, New York.
    Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • But Peacock’s losses swelled to $552 million in the fourth quarter as the streaming service absorbed the expense of NBC’s NBA TV rights agreement and an exclusive NFL game.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • McNally is still pained by her death.
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • His facial expressions are often pained or bemused.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Twinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twinged. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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