twinge

[US]/twɪndʒ/
[UK]/twɪndʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a sudden sharp pain; a feeling of regret or guilt
vt. cause a sudden sharp pain; cause to feel intense pain
vi. feel intense pain; experience a sudden sharp pain

Example Sentences

a twinge of guilt.

a twinge in your tooth

Kate felt a twinge of guilt.

he felt a twinge in his knee.

she felt a twinge of envy for the people on board.

doesn't he have a teeny-weeny twinge of conscience?.

a twinge of arthritis. See also Synonyms at effort

I felt a twinge of envy for the people who lived there.

The letter still gives him a twinge when he thinks of it.

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