twinge

Definitions


[twɪn(d)ʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a sudden, sharp localized pain
(e.g: he felt a twinge in his knee)


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Origin:
Old English twengan ‘pinch, wring’, of Germanic origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th century


[twɪn(d)ʒ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a part of the body) suffer a sudden, sharp localized pain
(e.g: stop the exercises if the tummy twinges)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English twengan ‘pinch, wring’, of Germanic origin. The noun dates from the mid 16th century




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