Pang

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  • noun. A sudden sharp bodily pain: synonym: pain.
  • noun. A sudden sharp feeling of emotional distress.
  • intransitive verb. To feel sharp bodily pains.
  • intransitive verb. To feel pangs of distress.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To press; cram, in any way; cram with food.
  • To cause to suffer a pang or pangs; pain; torture.
  • noun. A sudden paroxysm of pain; a transitory or recurring attack of agony; an acute painful spasm; a throe; hence, a sudden and bitter sentiment of sorrow, disappointment, injury, etc.
  • noun. Synonyms Anguish, Torture, etc. (see agony), twinge, gripe, ache, suffering.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment.
  • noun. A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; sudden and transitory agony;throe
  • noun. A sharp, sudden feeling of a mental or emotional nature, as of joy or sorrow
  • verb. to torment; to torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a sharp spasm of pain
  • noun. a mental pain or distress
  • noun. a sudden sharp feeling
  • Word Usage
    "The pang is over, his sufferings are at an end for ever."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hurting  pain  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chang  Fang  Hang  Kuomintang  Lang  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ache  agony  flicker  jolt  paroxysm  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ache  aching  acute pain  agony  anguish