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Noun twinge has 2 senses
- pang, stab, twinge - a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
--1 is a kind of feeling
--1 has particulars: guilt pang
- twinge - a sharp stab of pain
--2 is a kind of pain, painful sensation
Verb twinge has 3 senses
- prick, sting, twinge - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
--1 is one way to hurt, ache, suffer
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- twinge - feel a sudden sharp, local pain
--2 is one way to hurt, ache, suffer
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
--3 is one way to grip
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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