Twinge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sudden sharp feeling

a sharp stab of pain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/twˈɪndʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/twˈɪndʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/twˈɪndʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /twˈɪndʒ/.

Examples

pangs of regret
she felt a stab of excitement
twinges of conscience

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prick pang tweet twitch pinch squeeze nip sting stab

Parts of Speech

noun	a sudden sharp feeling “pangs of regret”
noun	a sharp stab of pain
verb	cause a stinging pain “The needle pricked his skin”
verb	feel a sudden sharp, local pain
verb	squeeze tightly between the fingers “He pinched her behind”

Word Forms

twinge	verb	feel a sudden sharp, local pain
sting	noun	a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
stinger	noun	a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland
stinging	noun	a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
twinge	noun	a sharp stab of pain
pinch	noun	a squeeze with the fingers
squeeze	noun	a twisting squeeze
nipper	noun	a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stich

🇫🇷French

pincement

une sensation soudaine et vive

🇪🇸Spanish

punzada

una sensación repentina y aguda

🇮🇹Italian

fitta

un'improvvisa sensazione acuta

🇳🇱Dutch

steek

een plotseling scherp gevoel

🇵🇹Portuguese

pontada

uma sensação repentina e aguda

🇷🇺Russian

боль

внезапное острое чувство

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आवेश

अचानक तीव्र अनुभूति

🇧🇩Bengali

টুইং

হঠাৎ তীক্ষ্ণ অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

இழுப்பு

திடீர் கூர்மையான உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

మెలితిప్పినట్లు

ఆకస్మిక పదునైన అనుభూతి

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્વીંગ

અચાનક તીક્ષ્ણ લાગણી

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺痛

突然的强烈感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

ひりひりする

突然の鋭い感覚

🇰🇷Korean

고통

갑자기 날카로운 느낌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giật mình

một cảm giác sắc nét đột ngột

🇹🇭Thai

หงุดหงิด

ความรู้สึกแหลมคมอย่างกะทันหัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tusukan

perasaan tajam yang tiba-tiba

🇵🇭Filipino

kiliti

isang biglaang matalim na pakiramdam

🇲🇾Malay

kedutan

perasaan tajam yang tiba-tiba

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الوخز

شعور حاد مفاجئ

🇮🇷Persian

پیچ خوردگی

یک احساس تیز ناگهانی

🇹🇷Turkish

sancı

ani keskin bir his

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְקִירָה

תחושה חדה פתאום

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The primary meaning of 'twinge' is 'a sudden sharp feeling'.

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