twinging

variants or twingeing
present participle of twinge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for twinging
Verb
  • Nothing except my ankle, which was throbbing painfully.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That’s why my leg is throbbing.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Stores have cleared out their spooky decor and swapped it for tinsel and bows, and my shopping senses are tingling.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The star has been open about her symptoms, including numbness and tingling, before her diagnosis, and found comfort in finding a community.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Charlotte tied the game to end regulation on Walker’s 3-pointer, then won it in overtime when Walker — despite cramping in his calf — told coach Steve Clifford to keep him in the game, then hit the jumper that sealed a 108-106 victory.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • That product and the pickle juice shooters work similarly, targeting nerves that cause cramping instead of the muscle itself.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That moment, pulling out the aching tooth and taking a drink right after, was symbolic for me.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • That contradiction of hope and aching despair goes beyond the music, running right through the roots of the show.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Catfish are biting well on liver.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • His owner, too, is learning on the job—like how to handle the puppy's biting stage.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • She was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition and underwent emergency surgery, during which doctors removed part of her skull to relieve swelling.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Daedone persuaded the swelling ranks of OM enthusiasts, givers and receivers alike, to join an experiment in communal living, gradually parting them from their wealth and autonomy.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Relationships and money are shifting and itching for evolution.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But Reichardt, who spends most of her time on the East Coast due to her teaching job at Bard College in upstate New York, was itching for a change of cinematic scenery.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On the other side, the investigative news site Mediapart, which first broke news of Sarkozy’s Libya link, and other progressive titles delivered stinging editorials on his conduct.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The production was plagued by hurricanes, tsunami warnings, stinging jellyfish and several injuries — including Costner, who almost died while riding out a storm stranded atop a mast after his safety line had snapped.
    Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Twinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twinging. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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