Twinge
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Twinge
Verb
- To have a sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, like a twitch.
"My side twinges if I sit too long."
- To have a sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, like a twitch.
"My side twinges if I sit too long."
- To pull and twist.
- To pull and twist (someone or something); to pinch, to tweak, to twitch, to wring. To affect or torment (someone, their mind, or part of their body) with one or more sudden, pinching or sharp pains; to irritate. To prick or stimulate (one's conscience).
- To pull and twist (someone or something); to pinch, to tweak, to twitch, to wring.
Noun
- A sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time.
"I got a twinge in my arm."
- A turn, a twist.
- A sudden, sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of guilt or sadness; a pang, a paroxysm, a throe; also, a prick of the conscience.
"a twinge of embarrassment"
- A sudden, sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of guilt or sadness; a pang, a paroxysm, a throe; also, a prick of the conscience.
"a twinge of embarrassment"
- A sudden, sharp occurrence of something; a nip.
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