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Twinge

🔄 Synonyms of "Twinge"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
vellicateverb	(transitive) To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.
squeezeverb	(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
stingnoun	A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
pinchnoun	To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
pangnoun	(often in the plural) A sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.
twitchnoun	A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
nipnoun	To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
tweetnoun	(social media) An entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Twinge"

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Word	Definition
pinchnoun	The action of squeezing a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
squeezenoun	An instance of squeezing.
stingnoun	A puncture made by an insect or arachnid in an attack, usually including the injection of venom.
vellicateverb	(transitive) To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.
pricknoun	A small hole or perforation, caused by piercing.
pangnoun	(often in the plural) A sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.
twitchnoun	A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
nipnoun	A playful bite.
tweetnoun	(social media) An entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter.
erodenoun	The capital city of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India.
achenoun	Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.
tweaknoun	A slight adjustment or modification.
tweaguenoun	(obsolete, UK dialectal) Doubt, perplexity; a troubled or distressed condition.
tweeknoun	A form of atmospherics (radio interference) produced when the high-frequency components reach the receiver before the low-frequency components.
tweagverb	(obsolete) Alternative form of tweak. [(transitive) To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch.]
plucknoun	(informal, figurative, uncountable) Guts, nerve, fortitude or persistence.
ticklenoun	The act of tickling.
twightnoun	(obsolete) To twitch; to cause to twitch; to touch.
tinglenoun	A prickling or mildly stinging sensation; frisson.
twiddlenoun	A wiggling movement.