Twinge
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
1. twinj. A sudden sharp pain; a
darting local pain of
momentary continuance; as a twinge in the arm or side.
2. A sharp
rebuke of conscience.
Twinge
[Verb transitive]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
1. twinj.
2. To affect with a sharp sudden pain; to
torment with
pinching or sharp pains.
3. The
gnat twinged the lion till he made him
tear himself, and so he mastered him.
4. To
pinch; to
tweak; to pull with a
jerk; as, to twinge one by the ears and nose.
5. twinj. to have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a
twitch; to suffer a keen
spasmodic or shooting pain; as, the side twinges. [This is the sense in which this word is generally used within the limits of my acquaintance.
Twinge
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
2. A sudden sharp pain; a
darting local pain of
momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side.
Twinge
[Verb intransitive]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
2. To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to
torment with
pinching or sharp pains.
3. To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a
twitch; to suffer a keen,
darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.
