Synonyms for twinge

Grammar : Noun

Spell : twinj

Phonetic Transcription : twɪndʒ

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Définition of twinge

Origin : 1540s, "a pinch," from obsolete verb twinge "to pinch, tweak," from Old English 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.

noun sharp pain

Example sentences :

The generous "twinge of pain," to which she confesses, was intelligible.
Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

"She would," averred Barry stoutly, over the twinge of an inner qualm.
Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley

She had a twinge of pity, watching the old faces pale and kindle.
Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet

That gate he saw, with a twinge of conscience, was wide open.
Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

The young man felt a sudden pang of compunction, a twinge of conscience.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Then came a sudden remembrance of his parting with Helen and with it a twinge of conscience.
Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Yet, for years after that night, he could not recall it without a twinge of bitterness.
Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter

He did not say what he would do, for his foot gave him a twinge which demanded of him every word he could spare.
Extract from : « Sir Ludar » by Talbot Baines Reed

Such a twinge came to him now as he watched the stout figure at the table.
Extract from : « The Daffodil Mystery » by Edgar Wallace

I fear I indulged in the hock yesterday, for I feel a twinge.
Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli

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