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  • noun Plural form of twinge.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twinge.

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Examples

  • Then, last week, Cheney checked himself into G.W. again, this time after he started feeling "twinges" of pain over a period of several days.

    Heart Of The Matter 2007

  • Even after feeling "twinges," he was forking butter pats onto his bread plate at lunch last Monday.

    Heart Of The Matter 2007

  • In fact, stiffness, soreness and rheumatic "twinges" in various parts of the body are often removed with astounding rapidity through the help of this particular treatment.

    Vitality Supreme Bernarr Macfadden 1911

  • However, when it just "twinges" occasionally, I don't necessarily have to stop everything that I'm doing (in other words, I probably could have started back on things a week or two ago).

    Moomin Light 2008

  • They just made my to-read list really long and me feel twinges of guilt that I never got to them.

    Stupid Book Lists (grumble, mumble), Stop Taunting Me! « Looking for Roots 2010

  • Gorbachev cuts a relaxed, even cheerful figure these days, but there are still the occasional twinges of bitterness, particularly when discussing his arch-rival Boris Yeltsin, or when he described the plotters who put him under house arrest in the Crimea during their abortive coup 20 years ago .

    Mikhail Gorbachev: I should have abandoned the Communist party earlier 2011

  • I yawned and stretched, enjoying the new twinges and aches.

    How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011

  • Well I certainly feel better but still have little twinges in my tummy, maybe I’ve strained myself.

    Work Camp 1203 L 2010

  • Her side glance caught the twinges of pain that managed to break through his severely controlled expression.

    Western Man Janet Dailey 2011

  • Her side glance caught the twinges of pain that managed to break through his severely controlled expression.

    Western Man Janet Dailey 2011

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