TWINGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does twinge mean?
• TWINGE (noun)
The noun TWINGE has 2 senses:
1. a sudden sharp feeling
2. a sharp stab of pain
Familiarity information: TWINGE used as a noun is rare.
• TWINGE (verb)
The verb TWINGE has 3 senses:
1. cause a stinging pain
2. feel a sudden sharp, local pain
3. squeeze tightly between the fingers
Familiarity information: TWINGE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• TWINGE (noun)
Meaning:
A sudden sharp feeling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
pang; stab; twinge
Context examples:
pangs of regret / she felt a stab of excitement / twinges of conscience
Hypernyms ("twinge" is a kind of...):
feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "twinge"):
guilt pang (pangs of feeling guilty)
Meaning:
A sharp stab of pain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("twinge" is a kind of...):
pain; pain sensation; painful sensation (a somatic sensation of acute discomfort)
• TWINGE (verb)
Meaning:
Cause a stinging pain
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
twinge; prick; sting
Context example:
The needle pricked his skin
Hypernyms (to "twinge" is one way to...):
ache; hurt; suffer (feel physical pain)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "twinge"):
prick; prickle (cause a prickling sensation)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Feel a sudden sharp, local pain
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "twinge" is one way to...):
ache; hurt; suffer (feel physical pain)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Squeeze tightly between the fingers
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
nip; pinch; tweet; twinge; twitch; squeeze
Context examples:
He pinched her behind / She squeezed the bottle
Hypernyms (to "twinge" is one way to...):
grip (hold fast or firmly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "twinge"):
goose (pinch in the buttocks)
tweak (pinch or squeeze sharply)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
