Meaning of "twinge" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TWINGE

Old English twengan to pinch; related to Old High German zwengen.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TWINGE

twinge  [twɪndʒ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TWINGE

Twinge is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb twinge in English.

WHAT DOES TWINGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of twinge in the English dictionary

The first definition of twinge in the dictionary is a sudden brief darting or stabbing pain. Other definition of twinge is a sharp emotional pang. Twinge is also to have or cause to have a twinge.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TWINGE

PRESENT

Present

I twinge

you twinge

he/she/it twinges

we twinge

you twinge

they twinge

Present continuous

I am twinging

you are twinging

he/she/it is twinging

we are twinging

you are twinging

they are twinging

Present perfect

I have twinged

you have twinged

he/she/it has twinged

we have twinged

you have twinged

they have twinged

Present perfect continuous

I have been twinging

you have been twinging

he/she/it has been twinging

we have been twinging

you have been twinging

they have been twinging

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I twinged

you twinged

he/she/it twinged

we twinged

you twinged

they twinged

Past continuous

I was twinging

you were twinging

he/she/it was twinging

we were twinging

you were twinging

they were twinging

Past perfect

I had twinged

you had twinged

he/she/it had twinged

we had twinged

you had twinged

they had twinged

Past perfect continuous

I had been twinging

you had been twinging

he/she/it had been twinging

we had been twinging

you had been twinging

they had been twinging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will twinge

you will twinge

he/she/it will twinge

we will twinge

you will twinge

they will twinge

Future continuous

I will be twinging

you will be twinging

he/she/it will be twinging

we will be twinging

you will be twinging

they will be twinging

Future perfect

I will have twinged

you will have twinged

he/she/it will have twinged

we will have twinged

you will have twinged

they will have twinged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been twinging

you will have been twinging

he/she/it will have been twinging

we will have been twinging

you will have been twinging

they will have been twinging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would twinge

you would twinge

he/she/it would twinge

we would twinge

you would twinge

they would twinge

Conditional continuous

I would be twinging

you would be twinging

he/she/it would be twinging

we would be twinging

you would be twinging

they would be twinging

Conditional perfect

I would have twinge

you would have twinge

he/she/it would have twinge

we would have twinge

you would have twinge

they would have twinge

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been twinging

you would have been twinging

he/she/it would have been twinging

we would have been twinging

you would have been twinging

they would have been twinging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you twinge
we let´s twinge
you twinge

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to twinge

Past participle

twinged

Present Participle

twinging

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «TWINGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «twinge» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of twinge

bite · gripe · pain · pang · pinch · prick · spasm · stab · stitch · throb · throe · tic · tweak · twist · twitch

TRANSLATION OF TWINGE

Find out the translation of twinge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of twinge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «twinge» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 刺痛
• Translator English - Spanish: punzada
• English: twinge
• Translator English - Hindi: टीस
• Translator English - Arabic: طعنة
• Translator English - Russian: Приступ боли
• Translator English - Portuguese: pontada
• Translator English - Bengali: টনটন্
• Translator English - French: pincement
• Translator English - Malay: Twinge
• Translator English - German: Zucken
• Translator English - Japanese: ズキズキする痛み
• Translator English - Korean: 쑤시는듯한 아픔
• Translator English - Javanese: Twinge
• Translator English - Vietnamese: làm đau nhức
• Translator English - Tamil: குறும் கூர் வலியை
• Translator English - Marathi: दुलई
• Translator English - Turkish: sancı
• Translator English - Italian: fitta
• Translator English - Polish: ukłucie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: напад болю
• Translator English - Romanian: junghi
• Translator English - Greek: σούβλισμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: steek
• Translator English - Swedish: styng
• Translator English - Norwegian: stikk

2 QUOTES WITH «TWINGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word twinge.

1

James Buchan

Since the attack on the United States on September 11 2001, and the US retaliation in Afghanistan and Iraq, there must be few people who have not felt a twinge of nostalgia for the cold war.

2

Jay Kay

I'm 41 now and the right knee has got a bit of a twinge in it. I get about the stage a little less now.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWINGE»

Discover the use of twinge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to twinge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Doodaaa: The Balletic Art of Gavin Twinge

This is the biography of Gavin Twinge, last remnant of a 19th-century domestic engineering dynasty, founder of the Doodaa school, and pioneer of Barcode Art, Shredded Literature, Centrifugal Abstracts and the Philosophy of French Plumbing.

Ralph Steadman, 2003

Timothy Twinge

Timothy Twinge, a fearful worrier, discovers his own bravery after meeting an unusual visitor.

Florence Parry Heide, 1993

Thinking It Through : An Introduction to Contemporary ...

Still, since it is new, I might want to give it a name, just so that if it ever comes along again, I can remember that I have had it before. So I call the experience a “ twinge.” I know exactly what a twinge is like, and I just decide to refer to things like ...

Kwame Anthony Appiah Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Philosophy and the University Center for Human Values Princeton University, 2003

Twinge: A Collection of Cringeworthies

Consists of photographs, drawings and creative essays about the topic of humiliation.

Paul Choi, Grace Henry Pincer, 2012

Advanced Therapy of Headache

Cluster patients will sometimes state that there is a slight twinge of discomfort on the side of the head where the headache occurs between attacks, although this is very mild and almost nonexistent. When this twinge goes away, then the cluster ...

‎2005

Emotions: An Essay in Aid of Moral Psychology

According to the account of feelings I have just sketched, and assuming that a twinge is a bodily sensation, we will not say that the twinge itself is the feeling of indignation. But the twinge is a sensation that typically accompanies (and this is the ...

Robert C. Roberts, 2003

Middle High German Verbs

Strong, Class IIIa NHG: zwingen, bezwingen E: toforce, to defeat Alternate Spelling: dwingen, zwingen Indicative Present ich twinge du er wir ir sie twingest twinget twingen twinget twingent Preterite ich du er wir ir sie twang twünge twang  ...

Scott Shay, 2006

Action, Emotion and Will

We must be able to say "this is the same kind of twinge as I felt yesterday", without making any appeal to what the twinge is a twinge of as a criterion of identity. Otherwise there is no room for an inductive hypothesis based on an observed ...

Anthony Kenny, 2003

Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software ...

5. The. Twinge. You know this meeting, and you know it the second you hear the attendee list. Something is up: a product is at risk, a strategy is being redefined, or a decision of magnitude is being considered. Slide reviews are conducted via  ...

Michael Lopp, 2012

The English dialect dictionary

Yks.l w.Yks. Poor barn! it's all of a twine t'day lung, Lmls llhrc. Suppl. (July 22, 1899). 4. An attack of illness, esp. one of short duration; a twinge of pain ; the weakness resulting from disease. Cf. twine, sb.' 5. Bnfl'.1 She hid a twine o'sair teeth.

Joseph Wright

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWINGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term twinge is used in the context of the following news items.

Ben Gibson injury: Defender out for '7-10 days' with hamstring twinge

Boro defender Ben Gibson is likely to miss the first two games of the season after a scan revealed a "slight twinge" in his right hamstring. Gibson limped off ... «Gazette Live, Jul 15»

A Sharp Twinge

It has been nearly a week since three Pakistani militants—suspected to be Lashkar-e-Toiba fidayeen—sneaked via the river Ravi into Punjab's Gurdaspur ... «Outlook, Jul 15»

What Hillary Clinton Really Said About Whites Who Fear Young …

I mean, if we're honest, for a lot of well-meaning, open-minded White people the sight of a young Black man in a hoodie still evokes a twinge of fear. And news ... «News One, Jul 15»

Hillary Clinton's “A Young Black Man In A Hoodie Still Evokes A …

Hillary Clinton's “A Young Black Man In A Hoodie Still Evokes A Twinge Of Fear” Comment Causes Stir. Culture · News · Politics · Politics. July 25, 2015 ... «The Source, Jul 15»

'BLACK LIVES MATTER': Hillary Clinton addresses nation's racial …

“If we're honest, for a lot of well-meaning, open-minded white people, the sight of a young black man in a hoodie still evokes a twinge of fear,” she said before ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

Hillary: Even open-minded white people feel a twinge of fear at the …

When was the last time Hillary personally felt a twinge of fear upon encountering a, shall we say, demographic outlier on the streets of Chappaqua? “Oh no,” I'm ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»

Pride in organ donation, with a twinge of disappointment

Last week, I made one of the most important decisions of my life, and it had to do with what happens immediately after I die. It was a regular day when I popped ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»

Historic Day for Gays, but Twinge of Loss for an Outsider Culture

From Capitol Hill in Seattle to Dupont Circle in Washington, gay bars and nightclubs have turned into vitamin stores, frozen yogurt shops and memories. Some of ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

Corky Carroll: Stand-up paddleboarding is one fix when feeling …

Corky Carroll: Stand-up paddleboarding is one fix when feeling twinge of 'surfer's back'. June 5, 2015. Updated 1:21 p.m.. 1 of 1. Contributing columnist Corky ... «OCRegister, Jun 15»

Mariners' Paxton leaves start early with 'twinge' in finger

Seattle Mariners left-hander James Paxton was forced out of Thursday night's start against the Cleveland Indians after he experienced some 'discomfort' in the ... «FOXSports.com, May 15»