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Synonyms
twinge (twĭnj)

[From Middle English twengen, to pinch, from Old English twengan.]

noun 

  1. A sharp, sudden physical pain. See synonyms at pain
  2. A mental or emotional pain: a twinge of guilt.

verb: twinged, twing·ing, twing·es. 

transitive verb 

  1. To cause to feel a sharp pain.
  2. Obsolete To tweak; pinch.

intransitive verb 

To feel a twinge or twinges.