HyperDic: twinge

English > 5 senses of the word *twinge*:
NOUN	feeling	twinge, pang, stab	a sudden sharp feeling
NOUN	cognition	twinge	a sharp stab of pain
VERB	perception	twinge, prick, sting	cause a stinging pain
	perception	twinge	feel a sudden sharp, local pain
	contact	twinge, pinch, squeeze, tweet, nip, twitch	squeeze tightly between the fingers

twinge > pronunciation
Sounds	twih'njh
Rhymes	binge ... unhinge: 14 rhymes with ihnjh...

English > *twinge*: 5 senses > noun 1, feeling
Meaning	A sudden sharp feeling.
Example	"twinges of conscience"
Synonyms	pang, stab
Narrower	guilt pang	pangs of feeling guilty
Broader	feeling	The experiencing of affective and emotional states
Spanish	punzada, remordimiento

English > *twinge*: 5 senses > noun 2, cognition
Meaning	A sharp stab of pain.
Broader	pain, pain sensation, painful sensation	A somatic sensation of acute discomfort
Spanish	punzada
Catalan	punxada
Verbs	twinge	cause a stinging pain
Verbs	twinge	feel a sudden sharp, local pain

English > *twinge*: 5 senses > verb 1, perception
Meaning	Cause a stinging pain.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	prick, sting
Narrower	prickle, prick	Cause a prickling sensation
Broader	hurt, ache, suffer	Feel physical pain
Spanish	escocer, picar
Catalan	coure, picar
Nouns	twinge	a sharp stab of pain

English > *twinge*: 5 senses > verb 2, perception
Meaning	Feel a sudden sharp, local pain.
Pattern	Something ----s
Broader	hurt, ache, suffer	Feel physical pain
Nouns	twinge	a sharp stab of pain

English > *twinge*: 5 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	squeeze tightly between the fingers.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	pinch, squeeze, tweet, nip, twitch
Narrower	goose	pinch in the buttocks
Narrower	tweak	pinch or squeeze sharply
Broader	grip	hold fast or firmly
Spanish	pellizcar
Catalan	apretar lleugerament, pessigar

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