twinge

n.

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

v., twinged, twing·ing, twing·es.

v.tr.

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

v.intr.

To feel a twinge or twinges.

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

noun

A sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury: ache, pain, pang, prick, prickle, smart, soreness, stab, sting, stitch, throe. Informal misery. See pain/pleasure.

verb

To have or cause a feeling of physical pain or discomfort: ache, hurt, pain, pang. See pain/pleasure.

IN BRIEF: A sharp stab of pain.

Anger begins as an inner twinge. — Peter McWilliams

Dansk (Danish)
n. - stik, stikkende smerte
v. tr. - stikke, knibe
v. intr. - føle en stikkende smerte

Nederlands (Dutch)
steken, steek

Français (French)
n. - élancement, accès, pointe
v. tr. - élancer, tirailler
v. intr. - sentir des élancements

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stechen, (stechender) Schmerz
v. - stechen, kneifen, einen stechenden Schmerz verspüren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νυγμός, σουβλιά, σουβλερός πόνος, τύψη (συνείδησης)
v. - σουβλίζω, τσιμπώ

Italiano (Italian)
fitta, tormentare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - remorso (m), pontada (f), ferroada (f)
v. - causar remorso, sentir pontada

Русский (Russian)
приступ острой боли, испытывать/вызвать приступ боли/совести

Español (Spanish)
n. - punzada, arrebato, acceso, remordimiento
v. tr. - punzar, causar dolor agudo
v. intr. - sentir una punzada, un dolor agudo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stickande smärta, anfall, hugg, stick, sting, styng
v. - sticka, göra ont, svida

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
剧痛, 刺痛, 痛苦, 阵痛, 难过, 使感到剧痛, 使刺痛, 感到剧痛

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 劇痛, 刺痛, 痛苦, 陣痛, 難過
v. tr. - 使感到劇痛, 使刺痛
v. intr. - 感到劇痛, 刺痛

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 통증, 고통, 후회
v. tr. - 쑤시고 아프다
v. intr. - 쑤시고 아프게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ずきんとする痛み, うずき, 苦痛
v. - うずく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وخز (فعل) يخز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כאב מקומי חד וקצר, כאב דקירה‬
v. tr. - ‮גרם כאב חד וקצר‬
v. intr. - ‮חש כאב חד וקצר‬

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