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twinge

1. twinge \'twinj\ vb or twinged;  or twing.ing;  or twinge.ing [ME 
   twengen, fr. OE twengan] dial  1: PLUCK, TWEAK  2: to affect with a sharp 
   pain : PRICK  : to feel a sudden sharp local pain 
2. twinge n 1: a sudden sharp stab of pain  2: a moral or emotional pang