twinge

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

twinge (twĭnj)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·esv. 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.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pang, stab, pinch, squeeze, tweet, nip, twitch, prick, sting