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pang
/ pæŋ /
noun
- a sudden brief sharp feeling, as of loneliness, physical pain, or hunger
Word History and Origins
Origin of pang1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pang1
Example Sentences
Watching the Olympics this year amid endless, compounding climate disasters has given me pangs of that pandemic-at-Disney-World feeling.
When I left my assistant role with the Director and finally went out into the field to execute the Bureau’s marching orders, I felt pangs of conscience.
Ma’s fate sent pangs of anxiety through the tech ecosystem—as well as some relief.
The moment was sweet, but a pang of vulnerability rose in my chest.
Much of quarantine was plagued with pangs of anxiety for people across the globe.
Winick and Ling still miss Zamora with a “sharp pang of grief.”
If Barack Obama—or any of his other senior aides—felt a pang about the departure of Axe and Gibbs, they did not show it.
I felt a pang of shame—it was time to take my sons to Africa.
As he moved into view, he must have felt a pang of anxiety, even fear.
It is impossible to watch the 'fillers' at work without feeling a pang of envy for their toughness.
A pang, a bitterness that lasted for a day or for a year—and the gap would be filled again by some one else.
The first true pang of grief shot through Ethel like a dart, stabbing and taking away her breath, "Where are they?"
"She may be hurt internally," spoke up Matt, feeling a pang of pity as he looked at the pale little face.
It was either for them to suffer one sharp pang now, or to endure a greater dragging misery.
Somehow it gave Lawrence a little pang to hear this, then he cast the thought out as unworthy.
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