A master that gives you . . . twinges by the ears.
--L' Estrange.
[1913 Webster]
2. A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side. `` A twinge for my own sin.'' --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
twinge — [twındʒ] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: twinge to pinch (11 19 centuries), from Old English twengan] 1.) a sudden feeling of slight pain ▪ I felt a twinge of pain in my back. 2.) a twinge of guilt/envy/sadness/jealousy etc a sudden slight feeling of … Dictionary of contemporary English
Twinge — Twinge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twinged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twinging}.] [OE. twengen, AS. twengan; akin to OE. twingen to pain, afflict, OFries. thwinga, twinga, dwinga, to constrain, D. dwingen, OS. thwingan, G. zwingen, OHG. dwingan, thwingan, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twinge — [ twındʒ ] noun count 1. ) a sudden short pain: He felt a slight twinge in his knee. 2. ) a sudden short feeling of emotion, especially an unpleasant one: a twinge of sadness/regret/guilt … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Twinge — Twinge, v. i. To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twinge — (n.) 1540s, a pinch, from obsolete verb twinge to pinch, tweak, from O.E. twengan to pinch, of uncertain origin. Meaning sharp, sudden pain is recorded from c.1600. Figurative sense (with reference to shame, remorse, etc.) is recorded from 1620s … Etymology dictionary
twinge — ► NOUN 1) a sudden, sharp localized pain. 2) a brief, sharp pang of emotion. ► VERB (twingeing or twinging) ▪ suffer a twinge. ORIGIN Old English, «pinch, wring» … English terms dictionary
twinge — n *pain, ache, pang, throe, stitch … New Dictionary of Synonyms
twinge — [n] sharp pain ache, bite, gripe, lancination, misery, pang, pinch, prick, shiver, smart, spasm, stab, stitch, throb, throe, tic, tweak, twist, twitch; concept 728 … New thesaurus
twinge — [twinj] vt. twinged, twinging [ME twengen < OE twengan, to squeeze, press, pinch; akin to MHG twengen, to pinch, squeeze (< OHG dwengen, caus. of dwingan, to constrain) & OE thwang, a thong, prob. < IE base * tuengh , to constrain] to… … English World dictionary
twinge — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sharp ▪ little, slight ▪ I felt a slight twinge of disappointment. ▪ sudden ▪ occasional … Collocations dictionary
