Twinge

//twɪnd͡ʒ//

Synonyms for "twinge" (72 found)

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Closest matches (15)

pang pinch gripe prick sharp pain tweak twitch access ache acute pain agonize ail anguish bite blanch

Strong matches (21)

Related words (36)

kink lancinating pain misery nip pain paroxysm pound qualm seizure shoot shooting shooting pain shrink smart spasm stab stabbing pain stitch suffer thrill

Show 7 more words

throb throes tingle tormen wince wrench writhe

Verb(7 words)

nip pinch prick squeeze sting tweet twitch

Noun(2 words)

pang stab

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

8 entries

ache feeling grip hurt pain pain sensation painful sensation suffer

Synonyms

7 entries

gripe pang pinch prick sharp pain tweak twitch

coordinate

1 entries

cramp

derived

5 entries

twingeing twinger twinging twingy

is a

1 entries

pain

manner of

1 entries

hurt

related to

6 entries

pain pinch pull sharp tweak twitch

Translations

31 translations across 14 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

внезапна болка noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

刺痛 noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)

Czech

4 entries

bodavá bolest noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
bodnutí noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
píchnutí noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
bodnout verb (to have a sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, like a twitch)

Dutch

1 entries

scheut noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)

Finnish

2 entries

pistos noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
pistää verb (to have a sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, like a twitch)

French

1 entries

élancement noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)

Greek

3 entries

σουβλίζω noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
σουβλιά noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
σφάχτης noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)

Ingrian

1 entries

pisse noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)

Irish

3 entries

arraing noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
díoth noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
géaróg noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)

Latin

1 entries

stringor noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)

Māori

4 entries

io noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
kikini noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
kikino noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
kini noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)

Occitan

3 entries

lancejada noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
lançada noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
ponheson noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Stäakj noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)

Russian

2 entries

при́ступ бо́ли noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)
ре́зкая боль noun (sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time)

Sample sentences

35 total sentences available.

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Tom couldn't help feeling a twinge of panic.

Source: tatoeba (3721369)

As soon as I started running, I felt a twinge of pain in my side.

Source: tatoeba (11125426)

I felt a twinge in my chest.

Source: tatoeba (11596093)

At that moment, Felix's knee started to twinge a bit.

Source: tatoeba (11625037)

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