twinge

  • 21twinge — noun 1》 a sudden, sharp localized pain. 2》 a brief, sharp pang of emotion. verb (twinges, twingeing or twinging, twinged) (of a part of the body) suffer a twinge. Origin OE twengan pinch, wring , of Gmc origin …

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  • 22twinge — noun 1) twinges in her stomach Syn: pain, spasm, ache, throb; cramp, stitch 2) a twinge of guilt Syn: pang, prick, qualm, scruple, misgiving …

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  • 23twinge — [twɪndʒ] noun [C] 1) a sudden unpleasant feeling a twinge of guilt/sadness/regret[/ex] 2) a sudden short pain …

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  • 24twinge of conscience — index qualm Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 25Twinge attack — An Internet based computer networking term. A Twinge attack is a flood of false ICMP packets in an attempt to cripple a system. The attack is spoofed, that is random fake Internet source addresses are used which makes it impossible to identify… …

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  • 26twinge — Synonyms and related words: ache, acute pain, agonize, ail, anguish, bite, blanch, blench, boring pain, charley horse, cramp, cramps, crick, darting pain, feel pain, feel the pangs, fulgurant pain, girdle pain, gnawing, grimace, gripe, griping,… …

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  • 27twinge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pinch, throb; qualm, doubt. See agitation, pain. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. twitch, shiver, smart; see tingle . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. pain pang, stab, stabbing, stitch, twitch, pinch,… …

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  • 28twinge — v. a. [tuenge] == pinch. St Dunst. 81. O. and N. 156 == persecute. Ps. xvi. 9. Dan. tvinge …

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  • 29twinge — twɪndÊ’ n. sudden sharp pain (physical, mental, or emotional) v. cause a sudden sharp pain; feel a momentary sharp pain …

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  • 30twinge — I. v. a. Tweak, twitch, pinch, pull rudely. II. n. 1. Pinch, tweak, twitch. 2. Gripe, pang, sharp pain …

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