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TWINGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Derivation:
twinge (feel a sudden sharp, local pain)
twinge (cause a stinging pain)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A sudden sharp feeling
Example:
twinges of conscience
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
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)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they twinge ... he / she / it twinges
Past simple: twinged
Past participle: twinged
-ing form: twinging
Sense 1
Meaning:
Squeeze tightly between the fingers
Example:
She squeezed the bottle
Synonyms:
nip; pinch; squeeze; tweet; twinge; twitch
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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
Sense 2
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
Derivation:
twinge (a sharp stab of pain)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Cause a stinging pain
Example:
The needle pricked his skin
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
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
Derivation:
twinge (a sharp stab of pain)
