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How to pronounce twinge in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pang, stab
Type of feeling
Has types guilt pang


twinges of conscience.
Type Words
Synonyms prick, sting
Type of ache, suffer, hurt
Has types prickle, prick
Type Words
Synonyms nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twitch
Type of grip
Has types goose, tweak
Type Words
Type of pain sensation, painful sensation, pain
Type Words
Type of hurt, ache, suffer

Examples of twinge

twinge
She feels a twinge of annoyance at the campaign letting young people run things.
From the washingtonpost.com
The first twinge of a cramp is somewhat inevitable, but it strikes fear into me.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
It's a pain I recognize with a twinge, thinking back to my own adolescent years.
From the npr.org
But the referee, perhaps feeling a twinge of sympathy for Villa, did not buy it.
From the guardian.co.uk
Then, while dancing one day in 2006, she felt a twinge in the ball of her foot.
From the washingtonpost.com
Here, the on-camera death agonies of dumb animals provide a new twinge of horror.
From the time.com
The muscles twinge in her arms as she stirs the mixture into a thick red paste.
From the ocregister.com
Justin Timberlake blared, and my $12 glass of wine came with a twinge of guilt.
From the latimes.com
It's hard not to feel a twinge of sympathy for the people behind The Conquest.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • Pang: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
  • Prick: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
  • Feel a sudden sharp, local pain
  • A sharp stab of pain
  • Pinch: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
  • An Internet-based computer-networking term. A Twinge attack is a flood of false ICMP packets in an attempt to cripple a system.