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twinge
(twĭnj)n.
1. A sharp, sudden physical pain. See Synonyms at pain.
2. A mental or emotional pain: a twinge of guilt.
v. twinged, twing·ing, twing·es
v.intr.
To feel or be the source of a twinge or twinges: My knee twinged as I stepped off the curb.
v.tr.
1. To cause to feel a twinge or twinges: His conscience twinged him.
2. Obsolete To tweak; pinch.
[From Middle English twengen, to pinch, from Old English twengan.]
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twinge
(twɪndʒ)n
1. a sudden brief darting or stabbing pain
2. a sharp emotional pang: a twinge of guilt.
vb
3. to have or cause to have a twinge
4. (tr) obsolete to pinch; tweak
[Old English twengan to pinch; related to Old High German zwengen]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
twinge
(twɪndʒ)n., v. twinged, twing•ing. n.
1. a sudden, sharp pain.
2. a mental or emotional pang.
v.t. 3. to affect (the body or mind) with a sudden, sharp pain or pang.
4. to pinch; tweak; twitch.
v.i. 5. to have or feel a sudden, sharp pain.
[before 1000; Middle English twengen to pinch, Old English twengan, c. Middle Low German twengen, Old High German zwengen]
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twinge
Past participle: twinged
Gerund: twinging
| Imperative |
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| twinge |
| twinge |
| Present |
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| I twinge |
| you twinge |
| he/she/it twinges |
| we twinge |
| you twinge |
| they twinge |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I twinged |
| you twinged |
| he/she/it twinged |
| we twinged |
| you twinged |
| they twinged |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am twinging |
| you are twinging |
| he/she/it is twinging |
| we are twinging |
| you are twinging |
| they are twinging |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have twinged |
| you have twinged |
| he/she/it has twinged |
| we have twinged |
| you have twinged |
| they have twinged |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was twinging |
| you were twinging |
| he/she/it was twinging |
| we were twinging |
| you were twinging |
| they were twinging |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had twinged |
| you had twinged |
| he/she/it had twinged |
| we had twinged |
| you had twinged |
| they had twinged |
| Future |
|---|
| I will twinge |
| you will twinge |
| he/she/it will twinge |
| we will twinge |
| you will twinge |
| they will twinge |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have twinged |
| you will have twinged |
| he/she/it will have twinged |
| we will have twinged |
| you will have twinged |
| they will have twinged |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be twinging |
| you will be twinging |
| he/she/it will be twinging |
| we will be twinging |
| you will be twinging |
| they will be twinging |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been twinging |
| you have been twinging |
| he/she/it has been twinging |
| we have been twinging |
| you have been twinging |
| they have been twinging |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been twinging |
| you will have been twinging |
| he/she/it will have been twinging |
| we will have been twinging |
| you will have been twinging |
| they will have been twinging |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been twinging |
| you had been twinging |
| he/she/it had been twinging |
| we had been twinging |
| you had been twinging |
| they had been twinging |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would twinge |
| you would twinge |
| he/she/it would twinge |
| we would twinge |
| you would twinge |
| they would twinge |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have twinged |
| you would have twinged |
| he/she/it would have twinged |
| we would have twinged |
| you would have twinged |
| they would have twinged |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Noun 1. [画像:twinge - a sudden sharp feeling]twinge - a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
guilt pang - pangs of feeling guilty
2. [画像:twinge - a sharp stab of pain]twinge - a sharp stab of pain
pain sensation, painful sensation, pain - a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain"
Verb 1. [画像:twinge - cause a stinging pain]twinge - cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin"
2. [画像:twinge - feel a sudden sharp, local pain]twinge - feel a sudden sharp, local pain
3. [画像:twinge - squeeze tightly between the fingers]twinge - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
goose - pinch in the buttocks; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl"
tweak - pinch or squeeze sharply
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twinge
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
twinge
nounverb
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Translations
وَخْز ، ألم شَديد مُفاجِئ
bodnutíhryznutí
stik
stingur
staigus aštrus skausmas
asa nožēladūriensspējas sāpes
hryzenie
anî ve keskin sancı
twinge
[twɪndʒ] N (= pain) → dolor m agudoa twinge of pain → una punzada de dolor, un dolor agudo
I've been having twinges of conscience → he tenido remordimientos de conciencia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
twinge
[ˈtwɪndʒ] n [pain] → élancement m
[conscience] to have twinges of conscience → être en proie à des problèmes de conscience
to have twinges of guilt → être en proie à des sentiments coupables
to have twinges of guilt → être en proie à des sentiments coupables
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
twinge
n (of pain) → Zucken nt, → leichtes Stechen ; a twinge of pain → ein zuckender Schmerz ; my back still gives me the occasional twinge → ich spüre gelegentlich noch ein Stechen im Rücken ; a twinge of rheumatism → rheumatisches Reißen ; a twinge of regret → leichtes Bedauern ; a twinge of conscience/remorse → Gewissensbisse pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
twinge
[twɪndʒ] n (of pain) → fittaa twinge of regret/sadness/conscience → una punta di rimpianto/tristezza/rimorso
I've been having twinges of conscience → ho i rimorsi di coscienza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
twinge
(twindʒ) noun a sudden sharp pain. He felt a twinge (of pain) in his neck; a twinge of regret. skerp gevoel وَخْز ، ألم شَديد مُفاجِئ силна внезапна болка pontada bodnutí; hryznutí das Stechen stik σουβλιά punzada, dolor agudo, pinchazo (valu)jutt, (valu)juga درد شدید و کوتاه مدت vihlaisu élancement כְּאֵב חַד दर्द žiganje, probadanje szúró fájdalom rasa nyeri stingur fitta うずき 쑤시는 듯한 아픔 dieglys, staigus aštrus skausmas asa nožēla sakit yg menusuk scheut stikk ukłucie شدید او لنډ مهاله درد pontada junghi, tresărire резкая боль; приступ bodanie; hryzenie zbadanje probadanje hugg, stick, styng อาการปวดฉับพลันและรุนแรง anî ve keskin sancı 劇痛 напад болю اچانک تيز درد cơn đau nhói 剧痛
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
twinge
n. punzada, dolor agudo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
twinge
n (of pain) punzada, dolor agudo y repentinoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.