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twinging

verb

variants or twingeing

present participle of twinge

as in throbbing

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Her voice, usually an attention-demanding force, is detached from the throbbing production.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Just two days later, Aitia was sitting in class when his newly pierced ear began throbbing with pain.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

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Short for autonomous sensory meridian response, ASMR describes the pleasant, tingling calm some people feel in response to soft sensory input, like whispering, tapping, or watching something being squished.

— Steven John, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
In humans, symptoms often include fever, weakness and headache before progressing to tingling sensations, anxiety, agitation, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, difficulty swallowing, coma and death.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of tingling

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The challenge for any Bernabeu coach is providing enough collective organisation within the team without cramping the style or the egos of his biggest individual stars.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The reality of moving furniture in and out or listing the items cramping your space for resale can quickly take the fun out.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026

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From there Bryan launches into an aching meditation on the water-rush of time with this building, inspired by his new Manhattan home, at the center.

— Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026
Symptoms can include leg heaviness, aching, swelling, throbbing and itching, Stoughton said.

— Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of aching

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When news first broke about the incident on board Delta flight 938 from Los Angeles, it was reported that Blair had allegedly assaulted Delta flight attendants by punching one and biting another.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Actress Selma Blair was arrested and hospitalized after allegedly punching a flight attendant, biting another, and trying to open the plane door during a Delta Air Lines flight.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of biting

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Other possible signs include swelling of part or all of the breast, breast or nipple pain and nipple discharge other than breast milk.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Since the late nineteenth century, raw white-lead was known to pose a substantial health risk to those exposed to it, prompting symptoms such as swelling of the brain, epileptic convulsions, paralysis, severe colic, and death.

— Wendy S. Walters, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of swelling

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While some companies made dramatically bitchy exits from the state in recent years, there are signs that several are itching to get back to the golden coast.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
The takeaway for anyone itching to be first in line is simple.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of itching

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That money has been transformed into frequent online and television ads either stinging or lauding the two candidates.

— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Indy struggled against Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens in its season opener, then took a stinging 33-30 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

— Elise Devlin, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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