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twinge (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: twinge 'to pinch' (11-19 centuries), from Old English twengan]
a sudden feeling of slight pain
::I felt a twinge of pain in my back.
a twinge of guilt/envy/sadness/jealousy etc
a sudden slight feeling of guilt etc
::He felt a sharp twinge of guilt for not taking the trouble to visit her.