twinge
noun
a sudden, sharp pain.
Example Sentences
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Another factor creating twinges of anxiety in markets has been the recent upward pressure in short-term funding markets, especially as they reared up at the end of October.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2025
Full of jovial bluster, Fisher’s Ali occasionally breaks his facade to reveal pangs of empathy and twinges of insecurity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The album oscillates between dance-floor anthems and lyrics about meditation, coruscating synths and twinges of twang.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2022
Mrs Glancey said she had felt "a little bit uncomfortable" on Christmas Eve, "but I just thought they were normal twinges".
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2022
Very early in the morning on July 4, 1998, I felt the first twinges of labor.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
