twinge

  1. Noun.  A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.
  2. Noun.  A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side.
  3. Verb.  To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.
  4. Verb.  To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with pinching or sharp pains.
  5. Verb.  To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.

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